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Check Your Knowledge - Universe and Solar System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The age of the observable Universe is about ________________.

a)

13.8 billion years

b)

4.6 billion years

c)

20 billion years

d)

5 billion years

2.

The Earth is about 4.6 billion years.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

The Solar System can be found in the ______________________ of the Milky Way Galaxy.

a)

Orion arm

b)

Sagittarius arm

c)

Norma arm

d)

Perseus arm

4.

A nebula is:

a)

a powerful and luminous stellar explosion.

b)

a newborn star

c)

clouds of gas and dust that occur in interstellar space.

d)

an expansion of stars

5.

Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

6.

The most abundant elements in the Universe are:

a)

Hydrogen and Helium

b)

Carbon and Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

d)

Carbon and Hydrogen

7.

Heavier elements are formed from stars through the process of:

a)

accretion

b)

nuclear fusion

c)

sweeping

d)

differentiation

8.

In the Nebular hypothesis, planetesimals form through the process of:

a)

sweeping

b)

differentiation

c)

nuclear fusion

d)

nuclear fission

9.

It is a process where massive objects are attracting more matter by gravity.

a)

Accretion

b)

Sweeping

c)

Differentiation

d)

Nuclear fusion

10.

A process where an object develops into compositionally distinct layers; the denser materials of a planet sink to the center, while less dense materials rise to the surface.

a)

Differentiation

b)

Sweeping

c)

Accretion

d)

Nuclear fusion