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WorksheetsThe Universe
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following correctly list the items from smallest to largest?
universe, galaxy, solar system, atom
solar system, galaxy. atom, universe
atom, galaxy, solar system, universe
atom, solar system, galaxy, universe
The structure of the universe is...
heterogeneous
hypotropic
isotropic
antimorphic
The age of the Universe can be deduced from...
Hubble's Law
Kepler's 3rd Law
The Doppler Shift Law
Shapley's Law
The study of the structure and evolution of the Universe is called...
Anthropology
Cosmology
Astronomy
Archaeology
The Big Bang Theory states that the universe began as a
black hole
two stars
singularity
plasma
The most massive galaxies are
spiral
elliptical
super spiral
irregular
True or False.
There is evidence to support the Big Bang Theory
True
False
What is meant when a galaxy is redshifted?
Distant galaxies appear red in color due to having older stars
The temperature of distant galaxies is decreasing
The galaxy is moving away from us, so the wavelengths are longer
The light from distant galaxies appear red when going through dust
What is the force that holds a galaxy together?
heat
dark energy
light
gravity
Which galaxy do we live in?
Andromeda
Milky Way
Small Magellanic Cloud
Virgo
The Sun is a...
planet
comet
black hole
star
What evidence do we have for the universe cooling?
black holes
microwave background energy
sound waves detected by antennas
light emitted by stars
How old is the universe?
4 billion years
1 billion years
100 million years
14 billion years
What do cosmologists use to estimate the age og the universe?
by using the age of the Earth
by using the age of nearby stars
they guess
by using the age of comets
A blueshift means that a galaxy is...
moving farther from us
moving closer to us
not moving
