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Y10 Physics_Universe_PrePost

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a galaxy?
a)
a star and it's surrounding planets
b)
billions of stars held together by gravity
c)
the big bang
d)
a cluster of nebulas
2.
What type of electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength?
a)
gamma
b)
x-ray
c)
radio
d)
infrared
3.
If a star is moving toward us the spectral lines will be
a)
blue shifted
b)
red shifted
c)
green shifted
d)
pulsating
4.
What element made up about 75% of the early universe
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Oxygen
d)
Carbon
5.
Which is evidence for the Big Bang?
a)
blue shift
b)
cosmic background radiation
c)
black holes
d)
x-rays
6.
Our universe is
a)
expanding, but the pace is slowing
b)
expanding, and the rate is increasing
c)
static and unchanging
d)
contracting
7.
Hubble's law tells us
a)
galaxies closer to ours are moving away at a faster speed
b)
galaxies that are closer to ours are going to collide with ours 
c)
galaxies that are farther away move at a faster speed
d)
the universe is expanding and will soon stop
8.

In which direction are nearly all galaxies moving?

a)

toward each other

b)

away from each other

c)

colliding into one another

d)

in the direction of Earth

9.

a force that is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate

a)

dark energy

b)

the big bang

c)

planetesimals

d)

solar nebula

10.

A collection of gas and dust that can form a star is called a...

a)

Stellar Nebula.

b)

Planetary Nebula.

c)

Globular Cluster.

d)

Stellar Nursery.

11.
How do stars form?
a)
through the sun
b)
when nebula collapses and nuclear fusion occurs
c)
through supernova
d)
Magic
12.
The life cycle of a star depends  on.
a)
mass
b)
luminosity
c)
radius
d)
temperature
13.

Which nuclear process takes place in the core of stars, where hydrogen is joined to produce helium?

a)

fission

b)

fusion

14.

Which stage of the star life cycle does fusion occur and the star is most stable?

a)

Birth - protostar(s)

b)

Main Sequence - star

c)

Old Age - red giant

d)

Death - white dwarf

15.

System where there are two astronomical bodies that are close enough that their gravitational attraction causes them to orbit around each other

a)

system

b)

earth and sun

c)

2 star system

d)

binary system

16.

The point in the center of the black hole where we believe that physics as we know if may cease to exist

a)

accretion disk

b)

singularity

c)

supernova

d)

quasar

17.

Stars 15 times the mass of our sun will go through what sequence?

a)

Protostar - large star - red supergiant - supernova - black hole

b)

Protostar - large star - red supergiant - supernova - neutron star

c)

Protostar - small star - red giant - planetary nebula - white dwarf

d)

Protostar - large star - red supergiant - planetary nebula

18.

measures how bright a star would be in relation to the sun if all stars were the same distance from the observer

a)

Brightness

b)

Luminosity

c)

Apparent Magnitude

d)

Absolute Magnitude

19.

Apparent Magnitude

a)

the brightness of a star as seen from Earth have at a distance of 32.6 light-years from Earth Luminosity The actual brightness of a star

b)

the brightness that a star would have at a distance of 32.6 light-years from Earth

c)

the location on the H-R diagram where most stars lie

d)

the brightness of a star as seen from Earth

20.

The distance light can travel in one year is ______________

a)

15,000 kilometers

b)

1 light-year

c)

15 Astronomical Units

d)

6,000 miles

21.

An astronomical unit is...

a)

The average distance between the Earth and the Sun

b)

The average distance between the Sun and Neptune

c)

The diameter of the sun

d)

The time it takes light to travel across our solar system

22.

Which of the following is the best description of the parallax effect?

a)

The parallax effect is the square root of the diameter of the star.

b)

The parallax effect is the apparent motion of a nearby object compared to distance background objects because the change in viewing angle.

c)

The parallax effect is calculated by dividing the star's mass by its volume.

d)

The parallax effect is the distance to a star divided by its intrinsic luminosity.