Sec. 25.3 The Universe Open Notes Quiz

According to the Big Bang Theory, what is happening to the size of the universe?

• The universe is growing

• The universe is shrinking

• The universe is staying the same size

• The universe rides on the back of four elephants, supported by a turtle.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is a galaxy?

• Like a solar system, but made of dust

• A cluster of thousands of stars all floating together in space

• A cellphone made by the Nokia company

• A grouping of hundreds of millions of stars held together by gravity

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Which of the following objects is the biggest?

• Jaws the goldfish

• Galaxy cluster

• Solar system

• Galaxy

What is the shape of the Milky Way galaxy?

• Linear

• Elliptical

• Spiral

• Irregular

What is Hubble's Law?

• The farther away a galaxy is from us, the faster it moves away from us.

• The farther away a galaxy is from us, the slower it moves away from us.

• The closer a galaxy is to us, the faster it moves away from us.

• The more red light we observe from another galaxy, the closer we are to that galaxy

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NGSS.HS-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 ________ is a collection of large and small bodies that orbit our central star.

• Universe 
• Solar System
• Planet
• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A planet is a spherical body that orbits the ____?

• Earth
• Universe 
• Sun
• King Kong

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Earth is made up mostly of?

• Water
• Dirt
• Grass
• people

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

A cloud of gas and dust that looks like dark luminous matter.

• Astroid
• Moon
• Energy
• Nebula