History Of The Universe Quiz
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- 1.Atronomy is the study of....
- A.
The night sky
- B.
the constellations
- C.
The stars and planets
- D.
The universe
- 2.Galaxies are arranged in groups that are bound together by....
- A.
Gravity
- B.
Pressure
- C.
Gas and dust
- D.
Electromagnetic waves
- 3.One astronimical unit (AU) is equal to the distance....
- A.
Between the Earth and the sun
- B.
That light travels in 1 year (1 light year)
- C.
That light travels in 1 minute (1light minute)
- D.
Between the sun and the edge of the solar system
- 4.The closest star to Earth, aside from the sun, is 4.2 ____________ away.
- A.
Light years
- B.
Astronomical units
- C.
Miles
- D.
Galaxies
- 5.Which type of wave is not a part of the electromagnetic spectrum?
- A.
Microwaves
- B.
X rays
- C.
Sound waves
- D.
Radio waves
- 6.The main difference between refracting and reflecting telescopes is that a refracting telescope uses ____________ and a reflecting telescope uses ____________.
- A.
Mirrors, lenses
- B.
Lenses, mirrors
- C.
An objective lens
- D.
Mirrors, an objective lense
- 7.Which of the following is an advantage of using mirrors over lenses in telescopes?
- A.
Mirrors bend and focus light
- B.
Mirrors enable distortion-free viewing when they are made very large
- C.
Mirrors are lighter and easier to carry than lenses
- D.
Lenses enable distortion-free viewing when they are made very large
- 8.Which of the following types of telescope does not detect invisible radiation?
- A.
A radio telescope
- B.
An X ray telescope
- C.
A gamma-ray telescope
- D.
A refracting telescope
- 9.The study of the origin, structure, and future of the universe is called
- A.
Astronomy
- B.
Cosmology
- C.
Philosophy
- D.
Expansion theory
- 10.Edwin Hubble discovered that distant objects in space are
- A.
Unchanging
- B.
Extensions of the Milky Way Galaxy
- C.
Moving farther away from each other
- D.
Much closer to Earth than once imagined
- 11.Careful measurements have shown that distant galaxies are
- A.
Stationary
- B.
Moving apart
- C.
Moving in circles
- D.
Approaching each other
- 12.____________ is a theory which states that about 14 billion years ago all of the contents of the universe gathered under extreme pressure, temperature, and density into a tiny spot and exploded.
- A.
Cosmology
- B.
The big bang theory
- C.
Universal expansion
- D.
The big crunch theory
- 13.According to the big bang timeline in your textbook, as the universe began to expand,
- A.
Temperatures rose
- B.
Temperatures dropped
- C.
Gravity caused the universe to collapse gain
- D.
Galaxies formed relatively quickly
- 14.
- A.
The radiation could be cosmic background radiation
- B.
It proved without any doubt that the big bang occurred
- C.
Is showed that all of space has cooled to the same temperature
- D.
It indicated that thermal energy was distributed in a few choice places
- 15.The discovery of "ripples" in space may provide evidence for
- A.
Cosmic background radiation
- B.
Known matter
- C.
Blue-shift movement from galaxies
- D.
The first stages in the formation of the universe's first galaxies
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