WorksheetsPES Quiz: Universe & Galaxies
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What do we call the study of the universe?
Physics
Cosmetology
Cosmology
Biology
What does the Universe contain? Select all that apply!!
galaxies
gas & dust
all matter and energy that exists now, in the past, and in the future!
star systems
True of False: Up until the 20th century, humans believed that our galaxy was the universe because they didn't know there were other galaxies.
True
False
How do we obtain images of distant galaxies?
The Eiffel Tower
International Space Station
Hubble Space Telescope
The Smithsonian Planetarium
How do we measure distance in space?
meters
miles
years
lightyears
True or False: Galaxies are moving toward us in the Universe.
True
False
Red Shift occurs when the frequency of light from galaxies gets stretched out because the galaxies are moving _____.
up
away
closer
sideways
The universe is _____.
shrinking
expanding
unchanging
What supports the idea that the universe is expanding?
Red Shift from galaxies
Gravity
Cosmic Background Radiation
Hubble Space Telescope
According to the Big Bang Theory, what was the universe like prior to the "big bang"?
A large, expansive space
A single hot, chaotic mass.
Very cold
The same as it is now.
Select the words to complete the sentence: After the Big bang, the universe began to _____ & _____.
shrink & cool down
expand & heat up
shrink & heat up
expand & cool down
True or False: Stars began to form immediately after the Big Bang.
True
False
Select all that apply: Evidence of the Big Bang includes . . .
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
The temperature of space being 3 degrees K instead of 0.
Aliens
The solar system
Identify this galaxy:
Irregular
Spiral
Elliptical
Identify this galaxy:
Spiral
Irregular
Elliptical
What is the name of our Galaxy?
Andromeda
Cosmology
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy
Milky Way
What type of galaxy is ours?
Spiral
Irregular
Elliptical
How large is our galaxy?
100,000 lightyears across
3,000 lightyears across
400 billion lightyears across
26,000 lightyears across
What is at the center of our galaxy?
The sun
A supermassive blackhole
A giant star
Earth
How far is our solar system from the center of the galaxy?
26,000 lightyears
100,000 lightyears
1 million miles
We are at the center.
