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LYRO The Quest to Cognition

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which electromagnetic radiation is a remnant from an early stage of the universe according to big bang cosmology?

a)

Gravitational Radiation

b)

Relic Radiation

c)

Cherenkov Radiation

d)

Beta Radiation

2.

Who won the Nobel Prize for the discovered of dark energy in 2011?

(a)  

3.

By mass, interstellar medium (ISM) is made up of,

a)

Nitrogen, Helium

b)

Hydrogen, Xenon

c)

Hydrogen, Helium

d)

Nitrogen, Xenon

4.

Find the period (In minutes) of a satellite revolving around the moon, 100 kilometres above the moon surface. You can assume that moon is far more massive than the satellite.

a)

177

b)

158

c)

200

d)

118

5.

A star like object with a very large red-shift is a, (Write the answer only in small letters without space)

(a)  

6.

In 1920, Albert Michelson measured the diameter of a star using a stellar interferometer. It was the first instrument to measure the diameter of any star other than the sun. Identify the star? (Write the answer only in small letters without space)

(a)  

7.

Which is the least massive planet known among exoplanets?

a)

Kepler-10b

b)

Draugr

c)

55 Cancri e

d)

Blanets

8.

The largest known structures in the universe are commonly called as? (Write the answer only in small letters without space)

(a)  

9.

The branch of physics which mainly focus on the collective motions of stars subject to their mutual gravity in a statistical way.

a)

stellar dynamics

b)

plasma physics

c)

Celestial mechanics

d)

Magnetohydrodynamics

10.

what name given to the situation where the sun crosses the celestial equator around march 21?(answers should be in small letters without space)

(a)  

11.

The first known portrayal of take-off of an artificial satellite is in,

a)

the brick moon

b)

Exploring the Unknown

c)

The Martians

d)

Remembering the Space Age

12.

According to keplars law,the cube of the mean distance of the planet from the sun is proportional to?(answers should be in small letters without space)

(a)  

13.

What is the scientific term used for twinkling of stars? (answers should be in small letters without space)

(a)  

14.

How is the atmospheric pressure of Mars as compared to the atmospheric pressure of the earth? Is it:

a)

about the same as the earth's

b)

about 100 times as great as the earth's

c)

about 1/200th that of the earth's

d)

half as much as that of the earth's

15.

The brightest star in this constellation is Vega. In which constellation can Vega be found? (answer should be in small letters without space)

(a)