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The Ultimate Cosmology Quiz!

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of the universe called?

a)

Astronomy

b)

Cosmology

c)

Astronaut

d)

Universology

2.

How many moons does Saturn have?

a)

46 moons

b)

17035 moons

c)

58 moons

d)

53 moons

3.

What sort of star is the sun?

a)

G2V type star

b)

Quasar star

c)

Red giant star

d)

White dwarf star

4.

How many astronomical units make 1 light year? (You might wanna use paper to figure this out. One AU = 149,597,871km and one light year = 9,000,000,000,000 (9 trillion))

a)

60000 AU's

b)

63241 AU's

c)

10 AU's

d)

49230 AU's

5.

During a total lunar eclipse, what phenomenon is occurring?

a)

The Earth passes through the Moon's umbra

b)

The Moon passes through Earth's umbra

c)

The Earth passes through the Moon's penumbra

d)

The Moon passes through Earth's penumbra

6.

How old is the universe?

a)

4.6 billion years

b)

100 million years

c)

13.8 billion years

d)

4.6 quintillion years

7.

How much of the universe do stars, planets and galaxies take up?

a)

4%

b)

96%

c)

45%

d)

21%

8.

Which of the following are actual phenomenon that happen to the moon?

a)

Super moon

b)

Red moon

c)

Blue moon

d)

Blood moon

9.

What is a galaxy?

a)

a star and it's surrounding planets

b)

billions of stars held together by gravity

c)

the big bang

d)

a cluster of nebulas

10.

Our universe is...

a)

expanding, but the pace is slowing

b)

static and unchanging

c)

expanding, and the rate is increasing

d)

contracting