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WorksheetsAstronomy Check-Up #2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How old do scientists think the Universe is?
a)
13.8 billion years old
b)
4.5 billion years old
c)
24,000 years old
d)
5 years old
2.
Which word best describes the singularity in which the Big Bang started as?
a)
a. Large
b)
b. Cold
c)
c. Dense
d)
d. Flammable
3.
What do the initial moments after the Big Bang have in common with the universe as it exists now?
a)
a. All the stars, galaxies, and planets that exist today were formed just a few moments after the Big Bang.
b)
b. The universe back then could not sustain life, and it cannot sustain life now.
c)
c. The universe was extremely hot then, and it is still extremely hot now.
d)
d. The universe began expanding then, and it is still expanding today.
4.
Our galaxy is a ________ galaxy.
a)
Irregular
b)
Elliptical
c)
Spiral
d)
Twirl
5.
At the center of most, if not all, galaxies is a _________.
a)
Giant Sun
b)
Black Hole
c)
Big Bang
d)
White Dwarf
6.
What are meteoroids?
a)
Pieces of planets
b)
Pieces of the sun
c)
Pieces of comets
d)
Pieces of asteroids
7.
Our solar system is a part of which galaxy?
a)
Milky Way
b)
Andromeda
c)
Starburst
d)
Cosmos
8.
Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.
a)
Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
b)
Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
c)
Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
d)
Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe
9.
Our sun is located on one of the Spiral Galaxy arms.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Space and all the matter and energy in it.
a)
Space
b)
Solar System
c)
Universe
d)
Sun
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