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Who discovered the law of planetary motion?
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
Correct answer is C
Johannes Kepler discovered the laws of planetary motion, describing the elliptical orbits of planets.
What is the main gas found in the air we breathe?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
Helium
Correct answer is B
Nitrogen makes up about 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere.
Who painted "The Starry Night"?
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
Vincent van Gogh
Leonardo da Vinci
Salvador Dalí
Correct answer is C
Vincent van Gogh painted "The Starry Night" in 1889 while living at an asylum.
Which ocean is the largest by surface area?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Correct answer is C
The Pacific Ocean is the largest, covering over 63 million square miles.
Which planet has the shortest day?
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Correct answer is C
Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets, rotating once about every 10 hours.