Practice Quiz: The Universe

Which type of galaxy is pictured here?

• Elliptical

• Spiral

• Spherical

• Irregular

A nebula is

• a string of planets

• a group of asteroids

• a large cloud of space dust and gas

• a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape from it

An object moving away from us would appear

• Blue shifted

• Red shifted

• Violet shifted

• Green shifted

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Where are stars born?

• Dust

• Blackholes

• Galaxies

• Nebulas

To measure something in another galaxy, we would use what unit of measurement?

• Astronomical units (AU)

• Kilometers

• Light years

• Decimeters

Which of the following provides evidence to support the Big Bang Theory?

• Redshift data

• Cosmic background radiation

• Global warming

• The ratio of hydrogen and helium elements in the universe

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

A light-year is a measurement of

• time

• distance

• mass

• volume

Based on evidence from the Big Bang Theory, the universe is constantly

• shrinking

• speeding up

• expanding

• slowing down

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

This is an example of a

• Nebula

• Black hole

• Irregular galaxy

• Spiral galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which is larger?

• Solar System

• Planet

• Nebula

• Galaxy