Science Quiz

What is science?

• A) A way to learn the truth about a question in nature.

• B) A series of topics you are required to learn for a high school diploma or GED.

• C) A way to learn to do critical thinking that will help you in life.

• D) All of these answers.

According to Einstein's theory of special relativity, what happens to time if you travel close to the speed of light?

• A) Time stops completely, and you remain the same age forever.

• B) Time speeds up, and you age faster than people who are not traveling at such high speeds.

• C) Time slows down for you compared to someone who is not moving, meaning you would age more slowly.

• D) Time remains unchanged; the speed of travel does not affect the passage of time.

This word means everything on Earth and in space. Another word for it is Cosmos.

• Planet

• Galaxy

• Universe

• Solar System

What do we call a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction?

• Galaxy

• Star

• Nebula

• Black hole

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What galaxy are we in?

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Virgo A

• Large Magellanic Cloud

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The distance light travels in a year is called:

• A light kilometer.

• A parsec.

• An astronomical unit.

• A light year.

What is a cloud of gas and dust where new stars form known as?

• Black hole.

• Quasar.

• Planet.

• Nebula.

An exploding star that throws heavy elements into space is called a:

• Nova.

• Nebula.

• Galaxy.

• Black hole.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is a star and the planets and objects that revolve around it are collectively known as?

• Galaxy

• Nebula

• Solar system

• Galactic system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a giant ball of gas and dust that glows when fusing atoms?

• Star

• Nebula

• Galaxy

• Black hole

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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