Quiz about Universe unit review

Question 1

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

Accepted Answer

redshift

Answer

blueshift

Question 2

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

Accepted Answer

Energy

Answer

Matter

Answer

Visible Light

Answer

Water

Question 3

How does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big Bang Theory?

Accepted Answer

Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.

Answer

Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang

Answer

Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives

Question 4

The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...

Accepted Answer

Universe

Answer

Earth

Answer

Sun

Answer

Solar System

Question 5

What were the original two elements in our universe?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen and Helium

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Lithium and Carbon

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Hydrogen and Neon

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Helium and Chlorine

Question 6

The "afterglow" of the energy from the origin of the universe that we see today.

Accepted Answer

Cosmic microwave radiation

Answer

sunlight

Answer

Doppler effect

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Cosmic explosions

Question 7

The change in wavelength of light or sound that is due to the relative motion of the source towards or away from an observer.

Accepted Answer

Doppler Effect

Answer

Radar Effect

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Light Effect

Answer

Reflection

Question 8

What happens to the wavelengths of energy if they are moving AWAY from a source?

Accepted Answer

The waves stretch out and get longer.

Answer

The waves compress and get shorter.

Question 9

Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

The galaxies are moving away from us.

Answer

The galaxies are moving toward us.

Answer

The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

Answer

None of the above

Question 10

Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

Accepted Answer

Spectrum

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Red Shift

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Wave Length

Answer

Microwave

Question 11

The universe is expanding!  This means that:

Accepted Answer

all of the above.

Answer

all of the galaxies are spreading out.

Answer

the universe must have started from a single point.

Answer

the universe is cooling down.

Question 12

The universe is ____________ years old.

Accepted Answer

13.8 billion

Answer

8.13 billion

Answer

1.83 billion

Answer

381 million

Question 13

The universe is expanding.  This means that:

Accepted Answer

The amount of space between galaxies is increasing.

Answer

Galaxies are getting bigger.

Answer

Atoms are getting bigger.

Answer

The universe is creating more matter.

Question 14

What forces cause a planet to orbit?

Accepted Answer

gravity and inertia

Answer

gravity and orbit

Answer

gravity and mass

Answer

gravity and weight

Question 15

What best describes the doppler effect?

Accepted Answer

An apparent change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer

Answer

When sound changes pitch

Answer

When light changes color

Answer

An apparent change in the amplitude of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer.

Question 16

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

Accepted Answer

Moving towards the Earth

Answer

Moving away from the Earth

Answer

This is a trick question that cannot be answered

Answer

It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

Question 17

What came before the Big Bang?

Accepted Answer

nothing; space,matter, and time appeared with the Big Bang

Answer

a different universe

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a small bang

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a completely separate, new solar system

Question 18

What happened after the Big Bang?

Accepted Answer

the universe was flooded with incredibly bright light

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humans appeared

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there was a loud sound

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a series of explosions that created the planets

Question 19

What do the initial moments after the Big Bang have in common with the universe as it exists now?

Accepted Answer

d. The universe began expanding then, and it is still expanding today.

Answer

a. All the stars, galaxies, and planets that exist today were formed just a few moments after the Big Bang.

Answer

b. The universe back then could not sustain life, and it cannot sustain life now.

Answer

c. The universe was extremely hot then, and it is still extremely hot now.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

star

Answer

black hole

Answer

element

Answer

big bang

Question 21

True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 22

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

Accepted Answer

They are so far away

Answer

They are much smaller

Answer

They are not as bright

Answer

They are dwarf stars

Question 23

What color of star is the hottest?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Answer

Red

Answer

Yellow

Answer

Orange

Question 24

What color of star is the coolest?

Accepted Answer

Red

Answer

Yellow

Answer

Blue

Answer

White

Question 25

The H-R diagram is a graph that shows the relationship between ______________ for stars.

Accepted Answer

temperature and brightness

Answer

temperature and color

Answer

brightness and color

Answer

distance and brightness

Question 26

Most stars are made of which elements?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen and Helium

Answer

Hydrogen only

Answer

Hydrogen and Lithium

Answer

Hydrogen and Sodium

Question 27

Which category is our Sun located in?

Accepted Answer

Main Sequence

Answer

White Dwarfs

Answer

Supergiants

Answer

Giants

Question 28

The category that contains the most stars is...

Accepted Answer

Main Sequence

Answer

Supergiants

Answer

Giants

Question 29

Look at the H-R diagram. Which star is
sort of cool, dim (not too much light), and red?

Accepted Answer

Barnard's star

Answer

Betelguse

Answer

Sirius B

Answer

Procyon B

Question 30

Which star has the lowest temperature?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 31

The best description of a super giant star would be -

Accepted Answer

cool and bright

Answer

hot and bright

Answer

hot and dim

Answer

average brightness and temp

Question 32

In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

Accepted Answer

Stars get Hotter

Answer

Stars Get Larger

Answer

Stars get Colder

Answer

Stars get Brighter

Question 33

What is found on the x axis of an H-R diagram?

Accepted Answer

Temperature

Answer

Luminosity
(or brightness)

Answer

Star Size

Answer

Distance

Question 34

Which is an example of a Main Sequence star?

Accepted Answer

our Sun

Answer

Betelgeuse

Answer

Sirius B

Answer

Polaris

Question 35

A ______ telescope uses a mirror to focus light onto a small area.

Accepted Answer

reflecting

Answer

refracting

Answer

radio

Answer

spectrum

Question 36

What does Refracting Telescope have?

Accepted Answer

Lens

Answer

Sand

Answer

Mirrors

Answer

Batmobile

Question 37

when were telescopes first invited?

Accepted Answer

early 1600's

Answer

late 1980

Answer

1956

Answer

late 1500

Question 38

Who invented the telescope?

Accepted Answer

Hans Lippershey

Answer

Galileo Galilei

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John Snow

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Isaac Newton

Question 39

Why is the Hubble telescope located in space?

Accepted Answer

So its images arent distorted by Earth's atmosphere

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So it can be closer to the stars it magnifies

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They have very large optical lenses

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So it can be operated by astronauts

Question 40

What is a space probe ?

Accepted Answer

An unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the dollar system and send information back to Earth

Answer

a tool used for the study of space

Answer

A place that is in space

Answer

A place used for observatory

Question 41

Since 1977, NASA has been gathering data about the outer planets, and even interstellar space, with this mission.

Accepted Answer

Voyager

Answer

New Horizons

Answer

MSL

Answer

James Webb

Question 42

What is the ISS?

Accepted Answer

International Space Station

Answer

International Student Services

Answer

Inside Sun Secrets

Answer

Iraq Space Services

Question 43

Which is NOT a space tool?

Accepted Answer

Prisms

Answer

Refracting telescope

Answer

Reflecting telescope

Answer

Spectrascopes

Question 44

Spectrascopes collect light and then:

Accepted Answer

Separate them into bands of colors

Answer

Combine them into white light

Answer

Combine them into black light

Answer

Seperate them into white light

Question 45

Spectrascopes use bands of color to identify:

Accepted Answer

The elements in the star

Answer

Mass of star

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The weight of the star

Answer

The sounds the star makes

Question 46

An object that orbits another object in space is a:

Accepted Answer

Satellite

Answer

Space probe

Answer

Space lander

Answer

Space invader

Question 47

The space instrument that travels beyond our solar system are:

Accepted Answer

Space probes

Answer

Satellites

Answer

Observatories

Answer

Telescopes

Question 48

To which rocky planet are scientists planning a manned space mission

Accepted Answer

Mars

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Neptune

Answer

Venus

Question 49

I orbit Earth and help your cell phones work. What am I?

Accepted Answer

Satellite

Answer

Space Shuttle

Answer

Rover

Answer

Rocket

Question 50

I photographed pictures of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and sent them back to NASA on Earth. What am I?

Accepted Answer

Space Probe

Answer

Space Shuttle

Answer

Rover

Answer

Rocket

Question 51

______________ is the energy that can travel through space in the form of waves.

Accepted Answer

electromagnetic spectrum

Answer

telescopes

Answer

observatory

Question 52

Why are line emission spectra of elements called "atomic fingerprints"?

Accepted Answer

They are all unique

Answer

They are all the same

Answer

They are all similar

Answer

They all contain colored light

Question 53

A spectrograph breaks the light from an object into a(n) ____________, or range of different colors, and produces an image of it.

Accepted Answer

spectrum

Answer

spectragraph

Answer

visible light

Answer

prism

Question 54

What do spectroscopes do?

Accepted Answer

Collect light to identify elements

Answer

Refract light

Answer

Absorb light

Answer

Transmit light

Question 55

The refractor telescope was invented in 1608 by

Accepted Answer

Hans Lippershey

Answer

Galileo Galilei

Answer

Kepler

Answer

Aristotle

Question 56

Why do planets orbit the sun?

Accepted Answer

Gravitational attraction

Answer

Magnetic pull

Answer

Attached by strings

Answer

They don't orbit the sun

Question 57

Moons orbit planets because...

Accepted Answer

they have gravitational pull.

Answer

they do not orbit planets.

Answer

they have craters.

Answer

they are magnetically attracted.

Question 58

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

365 days

Answer

12 hours

Answer

24 hours

Answer

29.5 days

Question 59

How long does it take for Earth to complete on full rotation?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

365 days

Answer

23 hours

Answer

1 month

Question 60

What is gravity?

Accepted Answer

A force

Answer

Energy

Answer

A push

Answer

All of them

Question 61

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

Accepted Answer

Model A

Answer

Model B

Answer

Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

Question 62

What scientist use a telescope to observe the night sky and led to him being called the father of astronomy?

Accepted Answer

Galileo

Answer

Einstein

Answer

Dr. Tyson

Answer

Dr. Wernher von Brauun

Question 63

Your mass increases on a large planet with more gravity.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 64

What is the difference between weight and mass?

Accepted Answer

Mass is the amount of matter in an object, and weight is the gravitational force exerted on an object

Answer

Weight is the amount of matter in an object, and mass is the gravitational force exerted on an object

Answer

Weight is the amount of matter in an object, and mass is the size of an object.

Answer

Weight is the size of an object, and mass is the amount of matter in an object

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