The Universe TEST

The explosion that sent the universe flying out is called _____.

• The Big Bang

• The Milky Way

• The Solar System

• The Sun

Since the Big Bang, and even today, the universe is still _____.

• Expanding

• Shrinking

• Cooking

• Spinning

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

Which statement is true?

• The galaxies are moving toward us.

• The galaxies are moving away from us.

• The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

• None of the above

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

• unshift

• blackshift

Space and all the matter and energy in it.

• Space
• Solar System 
• Universe
• Sun

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

• Universe 
• Galaxy 
• Star
• Solar System 

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

• Theory of Evolution
• Big Bang Theory
• Cell Theory
• Blackhole theory

Which of the following is the largest?

• star
• universe
• cluster
• galaxy

Light Years are a measure of - 

• time
• speed
• distance
• light