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COE:FU

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The idea that all things are interconnected and you attract what you focus on.

(a)  

2.

The most abundant form of energy in the universe that causes accelerated expansion.

(a)  

3.

The rule stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another or transferred between objects.

(a)  

4.

Law that states that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only changed in form.

(a)  

5.

The cloud of gas and dust where stars are born.

(a)  

6.

The stage formed when clumping in a nebula creates a hot core.

(a)  

7.

The process that powers stars by combining light nuclei.

(a)  

8.

The process in nuclear reactors where heavy atoms split to release energy.

(a)  

9.

The age of the universe according to the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP).

a)

23.7 billion years ago

b)

13.7 billion years ago

c)

12.6 billion years ago

d)

14.9 billion years ago

10.

The theory stating that the universe expanded from a very hot, dense single point.

(a)  

11.

The mechanism explaining how more baryons (matter) formed than antibaryons.

(a)  

12.

The lightest element created after the Big Bang.

(a)  

13.

The stellar remnant left after an average-sized star dies.

(a)  

14.

A remnant that forms from a massive star after a supernova, extremely dense, made of neutrons.

(a)  

15.

The final stage of the most massive stars after collapse.

(a)  

16.

The condition where particles and antiparticles behave differently in reactions.

(a)  

17.

Why is dark energy said to be more abundant than dark matter?

a)

It creates stars

b)

It powers nuclear reactions

c)

It drives the accelerated expansion of the universe

d)

It forms the first elements

18.

Which elements were formed first after the Big Bang?

a)

Gold and Silver

b)

Hydrogen and Helium

c)

Uranium and Lead

d)

Carbon and Oxygen

19.

What happens to an average star when it dies?

a)

It becomes a red supergiant

b)

It becomes a white dwarf

c)

It becomes a black hole

d)

It becomes a neutron star

20.

Nuclear fusion is a process that involves:

a)

Breaking chemical bonds

b)

Cooling large molecules

c)

Combining light atoms

d)

Splitting heavy atoms

21.

Which of the following is NOT one of Sakharov’s conditions for baryogenesis?

a)

Interactions treat particles and antiparticles differently

b)

Thermal equilibrium is maintained

c)

Baryon number violation

d)

CP symmetry violation

22.

What forms when a very massive star collapses after a supernova?

a)

Red giant

b)

Protostar

c)

Neutron star or black hole

d)

White dwarf

23.

What happens inside a nebula that leads to star formation?

a)

Energy stops moving

b)

Atoms split apart

c)

Clumping of atoms forms a hot core

d)

Fusion begins immediately

24.

Which of the following correctly describes nuclear fission?

a)

Dust collapses into a star

b)

Stars create heavier elements

c)

A large atom splits into smaller atoms

d)

Two hydrogen atoms combine

25.

The Big Bang is described as:

a)

A sudden chemical reaction

b)

A collision of galaxies

c)

An explosion outward in space

d)

An expansion of space itself

26.

What imbalance existed after the Big Bang that allowed matter to survive?

a)

No baryons formed

b)

More matter than antimatter

c)

Equal matter and antimatter

d)

Excess antimatter

27.

More matter survived than antimatter due to an imbalance after the Big Bang.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The branch of philosophy that asks what it means to exist and investigates the fundamental nature of reality.

(a)  

29.

It llowed the formation of other light elements which led to the formation of other heavy elements.

(a)  

30.

The epoch when free electrons combined with protons to form neutral atoms and the universe became transparent to light.

(a)