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Cosmology

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
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.

When massive stars die, they become

a)

Protostars

b)

Main sequence stars

c)

Supernovae

d)

White dwarfs

3.

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

4.

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

5.

___________ suggests the our Universe may exist as one of many consecutive birth/death cycles.

a)

The big bounce.

b)

The big bang.

c)

The big chill.

d)

The big crunch.

6.

If something that makes light is moving away from you, it spreads the wavelengths of light out. This application of the Doppler effect is known as ___.

a)

blue shift

b)

green shift

c)

red shift

d)

black shift

7.

A date that is commonly accepted by Big Bang theorists for the Big Bang is ____ years ago.

a)

One hundred thousand

b)

Two hundred and fifty million

c)

Thirteen point seven billion

d)

Ten trillion

8.

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Visible Light

d)

Water

9.
What does the Big Bang theory suggest?
a)
The universe was just there
b)
The Milky Way is the only solar system
c)
The universe is continually expanding
d)
The universe is collapsing in toward a single point
10.
What were the original two elements in our universe?
a)
Lithium and Carbon
b)
Hydrogen and Neon
c)
Helium and Chlorine
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
11.

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a)

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b)

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c)

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