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WorksheetsOur Universe Quiz
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
2.
What is the difference between revolution and rotation of the earth and the moon?
a)
The earth revolves about its axis and the moon rotates around the earth
b)
The earth rotates about its axis and the moon revolves around the earth
c)
The earth rotates about the sun and the moon revolves around the earth.
d)
The earth revolves around the moon and the moon rotates around the sun.
3.
Our galaxy is a ________ galaxy.
a)
Irregular
b)
Elliptical
c)
Spiral
d)
Twirl
4.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
5.
Stars produce
a)
Heat
b)
light
c)
both heat and light
6.
Our Galaxy is called the
a)
Mily Galaxy
b)
Milky Way Galaxy
c)
Andromeda Galaxy
d)
Pinwheel Galaxy
7.
Stars are originally made out of
a)
light and dust
b)
dust and gas
c)
dust, gas and gravity
8.
Which body in our solar system is classified as a star
a)
Haleys Comet
b)
Pluto
c)
The Sun
d)
Mars
9.
What process takes place inside a star to generate energy
a)
Nuclear fission
b)
Hydrogen Creation
c)
Nuclear fusion
d)
Helium forming
10.
What were the original two elements in our universe?
a)
Lithium and Carbon
b)
Hydrogen and Neon
c)
Helium and Chlorine
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
11.
______ is a force that causes dust particles to stick together in a nebula.
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
gravity
c)
hydrogen
d)
iron
12.
A star is born and lit up when ______ happens and provides the star with energy that it will use for millions of years.
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
gravity
c)
hydrogen
d)
iron
13.
What is the most dense type of star?
a)
brown dwarf star
b)
neutron star
c)
white dwarf star
d)
black dwarf star
14.
Stars are formed in a large cloud of gas and dust called a
a)
cumulonimbus cloud
b)
nebula
c)
neutron star
d)
black hole
15.
what is in between mars and jupiter
a)
earth
b)
galaxy
c)
asteroid belt
d)
saturn
16.
what is used to measure distances in space
a)
meters
b)
miles
c)
kilometers
d)
light years
17.
The Milky Way galaxy is an example of an irregular galaxy.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The distance that light travels in one year...
a)
Light year
b)
Quantumyear
c)
Stellar-year
d)
1 million kilometers
19.
What is a large spherical body that orbits a star?
a)
Meteorite
b)
Black hole
c)
Planet
d)
Nebula
20.
The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it make up our...
a)
Galaxy
b)
Solar System
c)
Cluster
d)
Constellation
21.
Space and all the matter and energy in it is...
a)
Universe
b)
Galaxy
c)
Solar System
d)
Ecosystem
22.
All stars begin as a __________?
a)
giant
b)
black hole
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
23.
What star are we revolving around now?
a)
physics
b)
science
c)
The sun
d)
Stuff
24.
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a)
elliptical
b)
spiral
c)
irregular
d)
cluster
25.
Our galaxy is called the
a)
Earth Nebula
b)
The Hubble Galaxy
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Snickers
26.
Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.
a)
seasons
b)
moon phases
c)
day and night
d)
weather
27.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
c)
1 month
d)
1 week
28.
The imaginary line that runs through the Earth's poles is called the ________________.
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
tilt
d)
gravity
29.
What kind of galaxy is shown?
a)
Spiral Galaxy
b)
Elliptical Galaxy
c)
Irregular Galaxy
30.
Made of ice, dust and gas
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
31.
Small rocky bodies that orbit around the sun are called
a)
asteroids
b)
meteorites
c)
meteors
d)
comets
32.
A small space rock that makes it into Earth’s surface without burning up is called a
a)
Meteor
b)
Meteoroid
c)
Asteroid
d)
Meteorite
33.
Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteroids
d)
Meteors
34.
What kind of galaxy is shown?
a)
Spiral Galaxy
b)
Elliptical Galaxy
c)
Irregular Galaxy
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