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PhySci Quiz 1 Formation of the Elements

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process by which elements are created within stars by combining the protons and neutrons together

a)

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

b)

Nuclear Fusion

c)

Nuclear Fission

d)

Stellar Nucleosynthesis

2.

Helium can be formed by fusing

a)

1 proton and 1 neutron

b)

2 protons and 2 neutrons

c)

1 proton and 2 neutrons

d)

1 proton and 3 neutrons

3.

The atomic number tells us what?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Number of Neutrons

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Number of electrons

4.
Theory which explains that the universe began as a point and has been expanding ever since.
a)
Geocentric Model
b)
Heliocentric Model
c)
Big Bang Theory
d)
Cosmology
5.

What is nucleosynthesis?

a)

How the sun creates new hydrogen atoms out of dark matter

b)

How helium atoms are broken down by nuclear fission to produce hydrogen

c)

How a nucleus is produced during the big bang

d)

How new elements are created in stars by combining the nuclei of atoms

6.

Supernovas are one of the largest _______ in the Universe.

a)

events

b)

stars

c)

explosions

d)

objects

7.
What is the primary element that stars fuse early in their life cycle?
a)
Helium
b)
Dust
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Iron
8.

Which of the following gases are major components of star?

a)

carbon and oxygen

b)

helium and carbon

c)

hydrogen and carbon

d)

hydrogen and helium

9.

Which is the second most abundant element in the universe?

a)

carbon

b)

helium

c)

hydrogen

d)

oxygen

10.
The first elements were formed in what is known as _________________.
a)
Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
b)
Stellar Nucleosynthesis
c)
Supernova Nucleosynthesis
d)
Genonucleosynthesis
11.
What are some of the outcomes of nuclear fusion?
a)
Produce larger materials from the collision of smaller materials.
b)
Release energy.
c)
Produce smaller materials from the collision of larger materials.
d)
Produce larger materials from the collision of smaller materials & Release energy
12.
How is nuclear fusion different from nuclear fission?
a)
In fusion, the product is a larger atomic nucleus.
b)
Fission produces energy but fusion does not.
c)
Fusion produces energy but fission does not.
d)
In fission, the product is a larger atomic nucleus.
13.

According to evidence, is the universe expanding or contracting?

a)

expanding

b)

contracting

14.

Define nuclear fusion.

a)

Nuclear fusion – combining lighter atoms to make heavier ones – is what makes it possible.

b)

Nuclear fusion – splitting lighter atoms to make heavier ones – is what makes it possible.

c)

Nuclear fusion – combining heavier atoms to make lighter ones – is what makes it possible.

d)

Nuclear fusion – splitting heavier atoms to make lighter ones – is what makes it possible.

15.
An explosion that occurs at the end of a massive star’s life is a              
a)
black hole
b)
supernova
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
16.

Which of the following refers to the process of producing the first atoms of hydrogen and helium?

a)

supernova nucloesynthesis

b)

big bang nucleosynthesis

c)

particle accelerator nucleosynthesis

d)

stellar nucleosynthesis

17.

Who used the redshift of light from galaxies to calculate the velocities and distances of these galaxies from the Earth in 1929?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Which are the remains of energy created after the big bang expansion?

a)

Light elements

b)

Infrared

c)

Redshift

d)

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

19.

The universe may have started as an extremely hot dense point known as _____.

a)

nucleosynthesis

b)

annihilation

c)

inflation

d)

singularity

20.

It refers to the explosive death of stars.

a)

Nebula

b)

Supernova

c)

Bigbang

d)

Recombination

21.

Why do elements heavier than Iron cannot be formed through fusion?

a)

Because its needs a lot of space

b)

Because it needs tremendous amount of energy are needed for the reaction to Occur

c)

Because its needs a lot of gasses of energy for the reaction to occur

d)

Because it needs the entire universe

22.
The combining of two or more atoms in a stars core into a new heavier atom.
a)
Fission
b)
Fusion
c)
Nuclear Reactions
d)
Nucleosynthesis
23.
A diagram or graph that shows the relationship between luminosity and temperature in a star.
a)
HR (Hertzsprung - Russell) Diagram
b)
Color vs. Brightness chart
c)
Temperature vs. Luminosity chart
d)
Stellar life cycle chart
24.
A mixture of gasses, mainly hydrogen and helium, and dust consisting of heavier elements drifting through space. These are the birth and death sites of stars.
a)
Nebula
b)
Supernova remnant
c)
Stellar dust cloud
d)
Pulsar
25.

Who observed galaxies moving away from us?

(a)