Quiz about Universe Review

Question 1

Which has the greater Mass?

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The Galaxy

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The Moon

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The Earth

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The Sun

Question 2

Using the picture where would you find a Red Giant on the HR Diagram.

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Location 4

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Location 1

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Location 2

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Location 3

Question 3

Which stars are in the main sequence?

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Area P

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Area M

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Area X

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Area Z

Question 4

Which star would be blue, hotter and brighter?

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Star 1

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Star 2

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Star 3

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Star 4

Question 5

Which star would be cooler and red in color?

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Star 4

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Star 1

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Star 2

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Star 3

Question 6

Where would you find a star similar to our sun?

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Star 2

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Star 1

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Star 3

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Star 4

Question 7

Which is smaller?

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The Earth

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The Sun

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Our Solar System

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The Universe

Question 8

What keeps the earth and planets in a circular orbit around the sun?

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Gravitational attaction

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Electromagnetic attaction

Question 9

Light travels in

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waves

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a straight line

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circles

Question 10

Using the image, what is the frequency of an X-Ray?

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1018

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108

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1012

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1016

Question 11

What type of light waves are found at a frequency of 10⁸?

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MIcrowaves

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Radio waves

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Infrared rays

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Visible light

Question 12

Visible light takes up

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Only a narrow band of the EM Light spectrum

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The whole EM Light spectrum

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Half othe EM Light spectrum

Question 13

Which is bigger?

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The Milky Way Galaxy

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Star

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Our Solar System

Question 14

Which is smaller?

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Star

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Our Solar System

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The Milky Way Galaxy

Question 15

Earth and our solar system are found

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on the outter edge of the Milky Way Galaxy far from the center

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in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy

Question 16

(select all that apply)

The Universe includes

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Stars

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Galaxies

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Solar Sytems

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Nebulas

Question 17

A nebula, the birthplace of stars, is

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a collection of gas and dust

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a collection of gas and dust around a center of gravity

Question 18

Which star would most likely be a white dwarf?

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Star 3

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Star 1

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Star 2

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Star 4

Question 19

What determins the fate of a star during it's life cycle?

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Size (Mass)

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Color

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Temperature

Question 20

If a star starts out as a high mass star it will eventually

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supernova or become a black hole

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become a white dwarf

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become a brown dwarf

Question 21

A star has more mass than a planet but less mass than a galaxy.

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True

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False

Question 22

A system of star, gas and dust held together by a center of gravity is called

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Galaxy

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Soloar System

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Universe

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Nebula

Question 23

Our sun is

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a medium size yellow star

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a red giant

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a white dwarf

Question 24

Our sun appears brighter to us than other stars because

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It is closer to the Earth than other stars

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It is hotter and burns brighter than other stars

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other stars are made up of different elements

Question 25

What does the Big Bang Theory tell us?

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How matter spread through the Universe from a single point.

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How Life began on Earth.

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How galaxies are classified.

Question 26

Which of the following is the correct order from smallest to the largest?

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solar system, galaxy, universe

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universe, solar system, galaxy

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galaxy, solar system, universe

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solar system, universe, galaxy

Question 27

What type of galaxy is this?

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Spiral

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Elliptical

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Irregular

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Irrational

Question 28

The name of our galaxy is ...

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The Milky Way Galaxy

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The Snickers Galaxy

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The Andromeda Galaxy

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The Triangular Galaxy

Question 29

What is the solar system?

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The sun, planets, and all other objects that orbit the sun

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The sun

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The planets

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The sun and planets ONLY

Question 30

Why do the planets orbit the sun?

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The sun is so massive that it has a very large gravitational pull, which causes objects to orbit it

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They don't, the planets orbit the Earth

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The sun is so small that it has a very small gravitational pull

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Because they want to

Question 31

A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.

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gravity

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static electricity

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rotation

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orbit

Question 32

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

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between Mars and Jupiter

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near Neptune

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between Mercury and Venus

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around the Sun

Question 33

a small rocky body orbiting the sun, ranging from the size of a small house to dust particles

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asteroids

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nebula

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terrestrial planets

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comet

Question 34

Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?

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It is the closest star to earth

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It is far away

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It is very big

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It is a planet

Question 35

What Galaxy is Earth located?

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Milky Way

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Andromeda

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Elliptical

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Snickers

Question 36

What are comets made of?

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ice

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sulfuric acid

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helium and hydrogen

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carbon dioxide

Question 37

Where do short-period comets originate from?

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Kuiper Belt

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Oort Cloud

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Main asteroid belt

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Trojan asteroids

Question 38

What happens when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere?

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It burns up and appears as a meteor

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It breaks into pieces and forms a comet

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It becomes a meteorite and hits the ground

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It remains in the atmosphere as a meteoroid

Question 39

What causes the unique tail of a comet?

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The melting of ice and expansion of gases as the comet orbits the sun

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The collision of two comets

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The burning up of the comet in the Earth's atmosphere

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The gravitational pull of nearby planets

Question 40

Gravity _____

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PULLS on objects

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PUSHES on objects

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is only on EARTH

Question 41

Why are we pulled to Earth's center and NOT the sun's?

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The sun is very FAR AWAY

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The sun is very LARGE

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Earth has a STRONGER GRAVITY than the sun

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Earth ORBITS around the sun

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