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Unit 5: The Universe review 2025

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the leftover energy from the Big Bang?


a)

Black Hole

b)

Nebula

c)

Cosmic Background Radiation

d)

Universe

2.

What is the spiral galaxy of which the Sun and the solar system are a part of?

a)

Spiral Galaxy

b)

Elliptical Galaxy

c)

Irregular Galaxy

d)

Milky Way Galaxy

3.

What is a galaxy with no identifiable shape or structure?

a)

Spiral Galaxy

b)

Elliptical Galaxy

c)

Irregular Galaxy

d)

Milky Way Galaxy

4.

What is the distance light travels in one year?

a)

Kilometers

b)

Light year

c)

Miles

d)

Centimeters

5.

What is a huge collection of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity?

a)

Universe

b)

Star

c)

Galaxy

d)

Nebula

6.

What is a graph that plots luminosity v. temperature of stars?


a)

Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

b)

Nelson Chart

c)

Lightyear

d)

Black Hole

7.

What is a star that fuses hydrogen into helium in its core?


a)

Giant Star

b)

Main Sequence

c)

Supergiant Star

d)

White Dwarf

8.

What is a star that forms as the core of a giant star no longer

supports fusion and the star’s outer layers escape into space,

leaving a hot and dense core?

a)

Giant Star

b)

Main Sequence

c)

Supergiant Star

d)

White Dwarf

9.

What is an enormous explosion that destroys a star?

a)

Nebula

b)

Gravity

c)

Supernova

d)

Black Hole

10.

What is a massive sphere of gas (mostly hydrogen and helium) held together by gravity, undergoing constant thermonuclear fusion, and producing both heat and light?

a)

Star

b)

Planet

c)

Moon

d)

Supernova

11.

What is a cloud of dust and gas in space that develops into a star?


a)

Nebula

b)

Protostar

c)

Supernova

d)

Planetary Nebula

12.

What is a cloud of dust and gas?

a)

Protostar

b)

Galaxy

c)

Neutron Star

d)

Nebula

13.

What spectral class do the hottest stars belong in?

a)

B

b)

F

c)

M

d)

O

14.

How do scientist know the universe is still expanding?

a)

Most objects in space have a redshift

b)

Most objects in space have a blueshift

c)

We can measure how far away things are using lightyears

d)

It is not expanding

15.

What stage will our sun enter when it runs out of hydrogen?

a)

White Dwarf

b)

Red Giant

c)

Red Super Giant

d)

Super Nova

16.

The path that the earth revolves in is due to-

a)

the gravitational attraction between the earth and the moon

b)

the gravitational attraction between the sun and the moon

c)

the gravitational attraction between the sun and the earth

d)

the rotation of the earth

17.

If Earth's orbit were suddenly interrupted by a mega-giant-spaceship that interfered with all of the gravitional pull of the universe, and negated all star and planetary gravity, what would happen to earth?

a)

Politicans would say "don't look up. Nothing's happening."

b)

The Moon would continue orbiting Earth because it likes us so much.

c)

According to Newton's Laws, velocity would cause Earth to fly in a straight line tangent to its direction at the moment gravity stopped.

d)

According to Newton's Laws, apples fall from trees because the curvature of the Earth is only happening when the Moon is in view.

18.

Why can we not see the entire shape of the Milky Way galaxy from Earth?

a)

because Earth is a part of the MIlky Way

b)

because the galaxy is spiraling

c)

because we do not have the technology

d)

because there is a black hole in the center

19.

Hotter stars look more ___________.

a)

Bluish

b)

Reddish

c)

Yellowish

d)

White

20.

Why does the sun appear to be brighter than any other star in the Milky Way?

a)

It is the closest star to Earth.

b)

It is the hottest star.

c)

It is the brightest star.

d)

It has the most energy of all stars.

e)

It is the oldest star.

21.

Our Sun is one of the many stars that has been classified as average. Its luminosity and its temperature place it in the middle of which area of the H-R diagram.

a)

Red Super Giant

b)

Red Giant

c)

White Dwarfs

d)

Main Sequence

22.

Some used to believe that Earth was the center of the universe. Some also used to believe that all stars become white dwarves, neutron stars, or black holes because of how close the stars were to Earth. Is this true?

a)

Yes. Earth is the center of the universe, and all universal events are due to human intelligence.

b)

Yes. A star's proximity to Earth determines is final life stages.

c)

No. Earth's political leadership determine the star's final life stages. Everyone knows that.

d)

No. Earth's proximity to any star has no bearing on it's final life stages. That is the result of the mass of the star.

23.

Look at the H-R Diagram. Where is Pollux?

a)

In the main sequence

b)

with the Super Giants

c)

with the Giants

d)

with the White Dwarfs

24.

Red stars are the _____________.

a)

hottest

b)

coolest

c)

biggest

25.

Blue stars are the _____________.

a)

hottest

b)

coolest

c)

smallest

26.

Where is the Earth found in our Milky Way Galaxy?

a)

In the middle of the galaxy

b)

On the Edge of a Spiral arm

c)

In Andromeda

d)

Earth is moving side to side of the galaxy

27.

Sven Yordelberger argued that a star's mass is what determines whether it will become a white dwarf or a black hole. Grugel Liversport argued that it's based on chemical composition. Which one is correct?

a)

Grugel

b)

Sven

28.

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

a)

Extremely Large and Cold

b)

Small with a medium temperature

c)

Medium size with medium temperature

29.

What determines the color of a star? 

a)

It's size

b)

It's temperature

c)

It's composition

d)

They are all the same color 

30.

What type of galaxy is this?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Irregular 

d)

Irrational

31.

Which description best describes area B

a)

Brighter and Hotter

b)

Brighter and Cooler

c)

Dimmer and cooler

d)

Dimmer and Hotter

32.

Which best describes stars located in area A

a)

Bright and Hot

b)

Cooler and bright

c)

Dim and hot

d)

Dim and colder

33.

What is the approximate surface temperature of the Sun?

a)

3,000 C

b)

5,500 C

c)

10,000 C

d)

20,000 C

34.
Gravity is the force objects put on each other because of their ______.
a)
mass
b)
friendliness
c)
acceleration
d)
speed
35.
What process takes place inside a star to generate energy?
a)
Nuclear fission
b)
Hydrogen Creation
c)
Nuclear fusion
d)
Helium forming
36.
Select the picture that represents a spiral galaxy.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
37.

Which type of star has the following life cycle:

Nebula-Protostar-Main Sequence-Red Supergiant-Supernova-Black Hole / Neutron Star

a)

Large Mass Star (Massive)

b)

Small Mass Star

c)

The Sun

d)

The Moon

38.

Which type of star has the following life cycle?

Nebula-Protostar-Main Sequence-Red Giant-Planetary Nebula-White Dwarf-Black Dwarf

a)

Large Mass Star (Massive)

b)

Small (Low) Mass Star

c)

The Moon

d)

Jupiter

39.

What is the force that holds a galaxy together?

a)

heat

b)

dark energy

c)

light

d)

gravity

40.

Which answer correctly compares the masses of two objects in the universe?

a)

A galaxy has less mass than nebulae and more mass than a star

b)

A star has more mass than a planet and less mass than a galaxy

c)

A moon has more mass than a star and less mass than a planet

d)

A universe has less mass than a galaxy and more mass than a planet

41.

Which of these statements is true concerning the Milky Way galaxy?

a)

Earth is located in the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

b)

The Sun is one star that can be found in the Milky Way galaxy.

c)

There are approximately one million stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

d)

There are nine planets in the Milky Way galaxy.

42.
How can a scientist tell how quickly and object in space is moving and whether or not its moving toward Earth?
a)
redshift and blueshift
b)
ultraviolet and infrared
c)
absorption and radiation
d)
absorption and emission
43.

Where in the Milky Way is the Sun found?

a)

in the center

b)

at the outer edge on an arm

44.

What evidence indicates that galaxies are moving away from Earth?

a)

Cosmic Microwave Background

b)

Redshift

c)

Light Element Abundance

45.
What is the name of the gas/dust clouds that form stars?
a)
Nebulas
b)
Protostars 
c)
Supernova
d)
Neutron Star
46.

In a chemical reaction, nothing is lost, nothing is gained. It's the Law of Conservation of Mass! Everything just changes forms! So, if we mix 24 g of magnesium with 38 g of fluorine it will produce magnesium fluoride. So cool! How many grams will be produced?

a)

10

b)

24

c)

14

d)

62

47.

A chemical reaction occurs with 88 g of strontium reacts with 160 g of bromine. This will produce _______ g of strontium bromide.

a)

72

b)

240

c)

248

d)

80

48.

Its fancy name is dihydrogen monoxide, and it can kill you if inhaled. We mostly call it water! It has a simple chemical formula containing 3 atoms: H2O. Sucrose is a form of sugar and has the formula C12H22O11 . How many atoms are in a molecule of sucrose?

a)

44 atoms total

b)

37 atoms total

c)

45 atoms total

d)

3 atoms total