The Universe, the Solar System, and the Earth

What is the other term for universe?

• nebulae

• protostar

• cosmos

• cosmic

What do we call an "ordinary" matter including atoms, planets, stars, and galaxies?

• baryonic matter

• common matter

• dark matter

• particle matter

Which of the following is known as the force that counteracts gravity and causes the universe to expand?

• redshift

• baryonic matter

• dark energy

• dark matter

Who proved that the Andromeda Galaxy was another galaxy lying millions of light years away?

• Immanuel Kant

• Edwin Hubble

• George Lemaitre

• Wilhelm Herschel

Which of the following best describes the Big Bang Theory

• massive and rapid explosion of a single point

• massive explosion of a star

• massive and rapid expansion of a single point

• massive expansion of a star

Which of the fundamental is the reason on strong bond of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom?

• gravitational force

• strong nuclear force

• weak nuclear force

• electromagnetic force

Using spectroscope, Edwin Hubble observed that galaxies are moving away from us. Which of the following describes the movement of galaxies away from us?

• blueshift

• redshift

• cosmic microwave background

• doppler effect

Which of the following evidence of the Big Bang Theory referred as the "afterglow" or leftover radiation?

• nucleosynthesis

• doppler effect

• redshift

• cosmic microwave background

Which of the following theory on the universe suggested that the universe undergoes the successive cycle of expansion and contraction also known as big bounce?

• steady state theory

• big bang theory

• oscillating theory

• cosmic inflation theory

Which model of the solar system was proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus which states that the sun is the center of solar system and planets including Earth is revolving around it

• geocentric model

• heliocentric model

• steady state model

• oscillating model