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Cosmology

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

If the Sun is the size of a grapefruit in Washington, D.C., the nearest star is

a)

The size of a grapefruit in Chicago

b)

The size of a grapefruit in California

c)

The size of a cherry in Chicago

d)

The size of a cherry in California

2.

How many Earths can fit inside the Sun?

a)

More than 1,000

b)

More than 100,000

c)

More than 1,000,000

d)

More than 1,000,000

3.

When stars are just forming, they are known as

a)

Red giants

b)

Main sequence stars

c)

White dwarfs

d)

Protostars

4.

Once a forming star gets hot enough, what fuses in its core?

a)

Hydrogen fuses into Helium

b)

Helium fuses into Hydrogen

c)

Hydrogen fuses into Carbon

d)

Carbon fuses into Helium

5.

Our Sun is at what point in its life?

a)

Protostar

b)

Main Sequence Star

c)

Planetary Nebula

d)

White Dwarf

6.

When massive stars die, they become

a)

Protostars

b)

Main sequence stars

c)

Supernovae

d)

White dwarfs

7.

VERY massive planets leave behind what when they die?

a)

Planetary nebulae

b)

White dwarfs

c)

Black holes

d)

Main sequence stars

8.

How many stars are in the Milky Way Galaxy?

a)

Over 200

b)

Over 200,000

c)

Over 200,000,000

d)

Over 200,000,000

9.

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

a)

A spiral galaxy

b)

A barred spiral galaxy

c)

An elliptical galaxy

d)

An irregular galaxy

10.

What is NOT evidence of the Big Bang Theory?

a)

All galaxies are moving away from us

b)

The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

c)

Dark Energy

11.

What is the mass that we think is there but cannot directly detect?

a)

Dark Energy

b)

Dark Matter

c)

Dark Clothing

d)

Dark Stars

12.

What kind of Universe do astronomers think we have?

a)

An Open Universe

b)

A Closed Universe

c)

A Flat Universe

d)

A Gravitational Universe