Astronomy Quiz

What is the study of the solar system and the universe beyond called?

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Astronomy

• Geology

Who proposed the Big Bang theory?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Georges Lemaître

• Stephen Hawking

What is the science of studying the nature of the universe called?

• Astrology

• Cosmology

• Meteorology

• Oceanography

How many billion years ago did the Big Bang occur according to the theory?

• 10.5 billion years

• 13.8 billion years

• 15.2 billion years

• 20 billion years

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Triangulum

• Whirlpool

What is believed to be the origin of our solar system?

• A large asteroid impact

• A large cloud of gas and dust

• A collision of two stars

• A black hole explosion

What is a proto-planet?

• A fully formed planet

• A star in the making

• A swirling disk of gas and dust

• A planet moving through space around the proto-Sun

What process causes the proto-Sun to begin to glow?

• Nuclear fission

• Chemical reactions

• Nuclear fusion

• Gravitational collapse

What is the asteroid belt?

• A collection of stars

• A region of space with leftover material between Mars and Jupiter

• A type of galaxy

• A large planet

What are dwarf planets and comets associated with?

• The asteroid belt

• The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud

• The inner solar system

• The Milky Way