Universe Practice Test

When did the Big Bang happen?

• 13-15 billion years ago

• 45-50 billion years ago

• 10-12 million years ago

• 20-25 million years ago

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

• elliptical galaxy

• triangular galaxy

• irregular galaxy

• spiral galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The force keeping a planet in orbit around the sun is...

• Friction
• Tension
• Gravity
• weight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Space and all of the matter and energy in it make this up.

• Space

• Solar System

• Universe

• Sun

Which of the following is the largest?

• star
• universe
• cluster
• galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Milky Way is an example of a ____________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

This model, developed by Ptolemy, states the Earth is the center of the solar system.

• Heliocentric model

• Geocentric model

• The galaxy model

• None of the above

What does this picture represent?

• the entire universe

• our solar system

• one star

• one galaxy

Select ALL items that are found in the universe.

• solar systems

• stars

• galaxies

• nebulas