Quiz about Universe

Question 1

The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it.

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Solar System

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Universe

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Galaxy

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Star

Question 2

A large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light.

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star

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black hole

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element

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big bang

Question 3

A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity.

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Galaxy

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Nebula

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Universe

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Protostar

Question 4

A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; a region in Space where stars are born.

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Nebula

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Protostar

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Galaxy

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Star

Question 5

The distance that light travels in one year; about 9.46 trillion kilometers.

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Light Year

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Light Kilometer

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Light Second

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Warp Speed

Question 6

A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space.

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Supernova

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Black Hole

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Neutron Star

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Nebula

Question 7

The most commonly accepted theory that explains the beginning of our known universe is the -

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Big Bang Theory

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Theory of Evolution

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Cell Theory

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Blackhole theory

Question 8

Which of the following is the largest?

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universe

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star

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cluster

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galaxy

Question 9

What does the Big Bang theory suggest?

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The universe is continually expanding

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The universe was just there

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The Milky Way is the only solar system

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The universe started as a point, expanded, and will return to a point

Question 10

What process takes place inside a star to generate energy?

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Nuclear fusion

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Nuclear fission

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Hydrogen Creation

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Helium forming

Question 11

________ holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

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Gravity

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String

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Bill Nye

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Duct tape

Question 12

Both reflecting and refracting telescopes are designed to

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gather and focus visible light.

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break visible light into colors of the spectrum.

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separate visible light from ultraviolet and radio waves.

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work better with short-wavelength radiation.

Question 13

A device that detects radio waves from objects in space is called a(n)

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radio telescope.

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reflecting telescope.

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refracting telescope.

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electromagnetic telescope.

Question 14

_____________ detect radio waves from objects in space.

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radio telescope

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reflecting telescope

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refracting telescope

Question 15

The study of the universe is:

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astronomy.

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astrology.

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geology.

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meteorology.

Question 16

The Hubble Space Telescope is a __________ __________ ________ telescope.( p.1)

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space-based light

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water-based light

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land based light

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underground based light

Question 17

Scientists use different types of _______ to study objects in outer space. (p1)

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technology

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life

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movements

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speech

Question 18

Telescopes, space ______, and missions using spacecraft have all provided new information about space.

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probes

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microphones

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drills

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talks

Question 19

Evidence suggests that the whole Universe is expanding and that it might have started billions of years ago from one place with the big bang.

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True

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False

Question 20

The existence of the cosmic background radiation implies that

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the universe began in a hot, dense state.

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the big bang model is wrong.

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the universe did not have a moment of creation.

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the universe began in a cold, low-density state.

Question 21

Hubble observed that galaxies are

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moving away from us

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expanding

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moving towards us

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standing still

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT evidence of the Big Bang Theory?

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the universe is gaining matter

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most galaxies are red-shifted

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CMBR everywhere

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the universe is expanding

Question 23

Which piece of evidence supports the Big Bang theory?

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The more distant galaxies are moving the quickest

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The more distant galaxies are moving the slowest

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The more distant galaxies are moving towards us

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Galaxies and space is not changing

Question 24

About how long ago do scientists believe the universe began?

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13-14 billion years ago

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13-14 million years ago

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12-13 billion years ago

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12-13 million years ago

Question 25

The name for the law that relates the velocity of recession of a galaxy to its distance is:

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The Hubble law

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The bubble law

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Murphy's law

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Einstein's law

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