Universe Practice Test Part 1

The three main types of galaxies are (you need to look this up):

• spiral, elliptical, and irregular
• barred, elliptical, and open
• spiral, quasar, and pulsar
• open, binary, and globular

Which force causes the gases in a nebula to contract to form a star?

• nuclear
• gravity
• electromagnetic
• friction

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According to the big bang theory which of these is closest to the age of the universe?

• 4.6 million years
• 13 million years
• 4.6 billion years
• 13 billion years

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By studying starlight from stars which of the following can be learned about stars? (click all that apply)

• the elements that make up a star

• the surface temperature of the star

• the speed of the star relative to earth

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The core of a star that remains after a supernova is all of the following except:

• black hole
• neutron star
• red giant
• pulsar

The shape of the orbits for all planets, asteroids, and comets orbiting a star is

• an ellipse

• a circle

• a parabola

• a hyperbola

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The theory that everything in the universe was once a singularity is called the

• big bang theory
• nebular theory
• nuclear theory
• planetary theory

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The primary evidence for the big bang is (select all that apply)

• blue shift

• red shift

• the universe is collapsing

• The foreground infrared balance

• The microwave background radiation

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What is the primary fuel for stars?

• Hydrogen
• Helium
• Carbon
• Lithium

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What process does a star use to turn hydrogen into helium?

• fusion

• fission

• accretion

• illumination

• universation

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