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Long Quiz No. 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The branch of astronomy that studies the origin and evolution of the universe is ____.

a)

a. Astrophysics

b)

b. Astrogenesis

c)

c. Planetary science

d)

d. Cosmology

2.

2. The creation of universe came about through_____.

a)

Geological Phenomenon

b)

An act of divine will

c)

Laws of nature

d)

Random chance

3.

The idea of “cosmic egg” was suggested by ______.

a)

George Gamow

b)

Fred Hoyle

c)

Edwin Hubble

d)

George Lemaitre

4.

A universe that is undergoing inflation is______.

a)

Shrinking

b)

Expanding

c)

Unchanging

d)

Warming up

5.

Energy release at the moment of nucleosynthesis is detected today as _______.

a)

Visible light

b)

Radio waves

c)

Microwaves

d)

Gamma rays

6.

Where we can find the dwarf planets Pluto, Haumea, Eris, and Makemake?

a)

Asteroid belt

b)

Oort cloud

c)

Rings of Neptune

d)

Kuiper Belt

7.

What is the most abundant gas in the outer space?

a)

Helium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Lithium

8.

The first person to establish a geocentric universe in which fixed, spherical Earth is at the center surrounded by concentric celestial sphere of planets and stars.

a)

Anaxagoras

b)

Aristotle

c)

Aristarchus

d)

Ptolemy

9.

This theory sees our universe as just one of the many “bubbles” that grew.

a)

Multiverse

b)

Inflationary

c)

Steady state

d)

Oscillatory

10.

Which of the following is not a Jovian planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Saturn

d)

Pluto

11.

There were two main theories about the origins of the universe. What were they?

a)

Big Bang, Steady State

b)

Freeze-Thaw, Big bang

c)

Big Bang, Circular

d)

Steady state, Explosive

12.

The scientific study of Earth and its universe...

a)

Astronomy

b)

Geology

c)

Earth science

d)

Meteorology

13.

Cosmologists observe the history of the Universe.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the definition of the Universe?

a)

Everything that is on our Earth.

b)

The gravitationally bound system made up of the Sun

c)

Everything that we can see with a very powerful telescope.

d)

The Universe is that which contains everything.

15.

What did the universe expand from?

a)

An Atom

b)

A ball of dark matter

c)

A singularity of pure energy

d)

A dust

16.

The galaxies in the universe are...

a)

standing still

b)

moving away from us

c)

moving around us

d)

moving towards us

17.

Scientific theories are often based on...

a)

dependent variables.

b)

independent variables.

c)

International standard units.

d)

scientific laws.

18.

Held to be the closes planet to the Kuiper Belt.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Pluto

19.

Which of the following is a Gas Giant planet?

a)

Neptune

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

20.

What is the Date today?

a)

07-24-2020

b)

08-24-2020

c)

9-24-2020

d)

10-24-2020