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THE UNIVERSE

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the size of the Sun?

a)

Average

b)

Massive

c)

Tiny

d)

A little bigger than Sirius

2.

What is the escape velocity of Jupiter?

a)

59.5 m/s

b)

69.5 km/s

c)

70.69 m/s

d)

59.5 km/s

3.

The brightest star in each constellation is represented by which Greek alphabet?

a)

α

b)

β

c)

η

d)

γ

4.

During the first three minutes of the Universe, the light elements were born during a process known as Big Bang "_________"

a)

nebulasis

b)

electrosynthesis

c)

nucleosynthesis

d)

none of these

5.

The Sun is a what type of Star?

a)

G2V

b)

KV6

c)

G2K

d)

KV2

6.

The classification stated by Hubble to classify galaxies is known as__________________________.

a)

Galaxy Belt Diagram

b)

Toggle Space diagram

c)

Hubble Celestial Diagram

d)

Tuning Fork Diagram

7.

When a clump of stars, gas and dust become massive enough, it starts to collapse under its own gravity. At this point the clump becomes a _____________.

a)

protogalaxy

b)

stellargalaxy

c)

megagalaxy

d)

lupusgalaxy

8.

What happens when two neutron stars collide?

a)

a black dwarf is formed

b)

a white dwarf is formed

c)

a black hole is formed

d)

either (1) or (3)

9.

What are white holes?

a)

A black hole running backwards in time

b)

It spits out any matter coming near it

c)

probably a medium of time travel and is still in research

d)

When two white dwarfs collide

10.

Which system of a typical rocket accounts for its stability?

a)

Propulsion System

b)

Guidance system

c)

Payload System

d)

Communication system

11.

What are asteroids?

a)

Small rocks that were clumped together into large rocks due to the gravitational pull of the Sun

b)

Remains from the formation of solar system

c)

Planets from the formation of the Solar System that did not fully succeed in its formation

d)

None of them are correct

12.

Which of the following methods can be used for detecting an exoplanet?

a)

Radial Velocity method

b)

Hubble's Wobble theory

c)

Doppler Effect

d)

Frequency Imager method