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WorksheetsOur Place in the Universe
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this a picture of?
a)
red shift
b)
cosmic microwave background
c)
accretion
d)
a galaxy
2.
How do we know the age of the Solar System?
a)
scientists have dated rocks from the Earth, meteors and the moon
scientists have dated rocks from the Earth, meteors and the moon
b)
scientists have predicted it based on the Earth's rotation
c)
red shift
d)
scientists are just guessing
3.
What do we call the icy leftovers from the formation of our solar system?
a)
comets
b)
asteroids
c)
meteors
d)
dwarf planets
4.
Which of the following things did NOT happen when the solar nebula collapsed?
a)
the nebula flattened into a disk
the nebula flattened into a disk
b)
the temperature increased
the temperature increased
c)
the nebula broke in half
the nebula broke in half
d)
the rate of rotation increased
the rate of rotation increased
5.
Which group of planets in our solar system can be described as small, rocky, abundant in metals, & have few moons.
a)
Jovian
b)
outer
c)
Terrestrial
d)
dwarf
6.
Which group of planets in our solar system can be described as large, gaseous, no solid surfaces, have rings & a lot of moons?
a)
Terrestrial
b)
Jovian
c)
inner
d)
dwarf planets
7.
How old is the sun?
a)
13.6 billion years old
b)
13.6 million years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
4.6 million years old
8.
The Solar System was formed
a)
inside of a black hole
b)
by Edwin Hubble
c)
by the big bang
d)
from a nebula
9.
Most of the known elements in the universe are
a)
heavy & complex
b)
light & simple
10.
The Big Bang Theory is about the formation of.....
a)
our sun.
b)
our solar system.
c)
our universe.
11.
What is happening to our universe?
a)
it is shrinking
b)
it is expanding
12.
Which of the following is the best estimation of the "stuff" in the universe?
a)
70% dark energy, 25% dark matter, 5% normal matter
b)
5% dark energy, 5% dark matter, 90% normal matter
c)
20% dark energy, 5% dark matter, 70% normal matter
20% dark energy, 5% dark matter, 70% normal matter
d)
10% dark energy, 10% dark matter, 80% normal matter
10% dark energy, 10% dark matter, 80% normal matter
13.
When do scientists estimate that the Big Bang occurred?
a)
4.6 billion years ago
b)
13.6 million years ago
c)
13 to 15 billion years ago
d)
1.7 million years ago
14.
Where can you find the asteroid belt?
a)
Between Saturn & Jupiter
b)
Between Mars & Jupiter
c)
Between Venus & Mars
d)
Between Earth & Mars
15.
We can tell if a celestial object is moving away from us because it will exhibit
a)
CMBR
b)
blue shift
c)
red shift
d)
spinning
16.
What did radio telescopes discover that showed leftover heat from the Big Bang?
a)
cosmic microwave background radiation
b)
red shift
c)
dark matter
17.
What do the initial moments after the Big Bang have in common with the universe as it exists now?
a)
The universe back then could not sustain life, and it cannot sustain life now
b)
The universe began expanding then, and it is still expanding today.
c)
All the stars, galaxies, and planets that exist today were formed just a few moments after the Big Bang
d)
The universe was extremely hot then, and it is still extremely hot now.
18.
What was contained in the singularity that gave rise to the Big Bang
a)
All the mass, energy, and time in our universe
b)
gamma rays
c)
Electrons in a highly excited state
d)
One atom of every known element in our universe
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