Astronomy Full Topic Quiz KDD

Which out of these is the largest?

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Universe

• Sun

What is a comet?

• Lump or rock

• Lumps of ice

What was in the centre of the geocentric model of the solar system?

• Earth

• Sun

Which Scientist put forward the heliocentric model of the solar system?

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

Who invented the telescope?

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

Which of these pieces of evidence apply to the steady state?

• CMB Radiation

• Red Shift

Which theory of the universe is this fact referring to?

Started with an explosion

• Steady State

• Big Bang

Which theory of the universe is this fact referring to?

New matter is constantly created

• Steady State

• Big Bang

Which theory of the universe is this fact referring to?

Has only one piece of evidence

• Steady State

• Big Bang

What is the best defintion for red shift?

• Where the wavelength of light has decreased, so has shifted to the red end of the spectrum.

• Where the wavelength of light has increased, so has shifted to the red end of the spectrum.