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The Origin Of The Universe

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describe the universe and where we live

4 lines
2.

CHOOSE FALSE OR TRUE

A blue giant star is hotter than a yellow dwarf star.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

3.

CHOOSE FALSE OR TRUE


Comets are formed by ice, rock, gases, and dust.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

4.

CHOOSE FALSE OR TRUE


The Big Bang was an explosion that is considered to be the origin of the universe.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

5.

CHOOSE FALSE OR TRUE


All galaxies have a well-defined shape

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

6.

A galaxy is a large system or cluster of billions of stars, dark matter, dust, and gas. A galaxy is held together by gravity. There are three main types of galaxies:

a)

ELLIPTICAL, OVAL, SPIRAL

b)

ELLIPTICAL, IRREGULAR, OVAL

c)

SPIRAL, IRREGULAR

d)

SPIRAL, ELLIPTICAL, IRREGULAR

7.

CHOOSE THE SPIRAL GALAXIES

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

CHOOSE THE METEORS

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

CHOOSE THE ASTEROIDS

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

A galaxy is a large system or cluster of billions of stars, dark matter, dust, and gas. A galaxy is held together by gravity. There are three main types of galaxies:

a)

ELLIPTICAL, OVAL, SPIRAL

b)

ELLIPTICAL, IRREGULAR, OVAL

c)

SPIRAL, IRREGULAR

d)

SPIRAL, ELLIPTICAL, IRREGULAR

11.
a)

THEY ARE SOME PLANETS

b)

IT IS OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

c)

HERE IS THE EARTH

d)

IT IS THE ASTEROIDS

12.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
13.
Galaxies are composed of (best answer)
a)
stars
b)
stars and gas
c)
stars, dust, and gas
d)
stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
14.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
15.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
16.

Which type of galaxy is most common

a)

giant elliptical

b)

spiral

c)

irregular

17.
What are meteoroids?
a)
Pieces of planets
b)
Pieces of the sun
c)
Pieces of comets
d)
Pieces of asteroids
18.

What does BIG BANG mean?

a)

A great explosion

b)

A small explosion

c)

A meal

d)

A brand of computer

19.

Are there several theories about the origin of the Universe?

a)

No, they are not.

b)

Yes, they are.

20.

What does BIG BANG mean?

a)

A great explosion

b)

A small explosion

c)

A meal

d)

A brand of computer

21.

How long ago did the BIG BANG happen?

a)

10 years ago

b)

13.8 billion years ago

c)

100 million years ago

d)

5 years ago

22.

The BIG BANG explosion created a...

a)

Big cloud of dust and gas

b)

Small cloud of water

c)

The moon

d)

The earth

23.

The BIG BANG ended up creating...

a)

GALAXIES

b)

BUILDINGS

c)

PLANETS

d)

STARS

e)

CARS

24.

The Planet We Live on is

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

25.

The Sun is a ...

a)

Galaxy

b)

Planet

c)

Star

d)

Universe

26.

What Galaxy is this ?

a)

Solar Galaxy

b)

Andromeda Galaxy

c)

Milky Way Galaxy

d)

Pinwheel Galaxy

27.

The rocky planets are...

a)

Jupiter, Saturn and Mars

b)

Earth, Venus and Neptune

c)

Mars, Venus Mercury

d)

Saturn , Jupiter and Mercury

28.

The gas planets are (a)