This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Physics > The Universe – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Universe Quiz 12 (32 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why does Earth get more energy from the Sun than from all other stars? A) The Sun is hotter than all other stars. B) The Sun is brighter than most other stars. C) The Sun is the biggest star. D) The Sun way closer to Earth than any other star. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sun way closer to Earth than any other star. 2. Which of the following is the birthplace of stars? A) Nebula. B) Planets. C) Universe. D) Galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nebula. 3. What percentage of the universe do scientists predict dark energy to occupy? A) 52%. B) 89%. C) 68%. D) 75%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 68%. 4. What is the time it takes light to travel from the sun to the Earth A) Meters. B) Miles. C) Kilometers. D) Light years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light years. 5. Which of the following is NOT used to explore the universe? A) International Space Station. B) Rover. C) Hubble Telescope. D) Microscope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Microscope. 6. Which statement is believed by most scientists about the age of our solar system? A) The universe is older than our Solar System. B) The universe is the same age as our Solar System. C) Our Solar System is about 4.6 million years old. D) Our Solar System is older than the universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The universe is older than our Solar System. 7. What causes the Moon to revolve around Earth? A) The Moon's jet packs. B) The Sun's gravity. C) The Moon's lack of gravity. D) Earth's gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth's gravity. 8. Which of the following has the smallest mass? A) Universe. B) Star. C) Galaxy. D) Nebula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Star. 9. What is a large collection of stars held together by gravity? A) Galaxy. B) Solar System. C) Star. D) Planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Galaxy. 10. What are electromagnetic waves? A) Sound waves. B) The best ones for surfing. C) Energy that travels through space very quickly. D) Things like longitudinal waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy that travels through space very quickly. 11. Which of the following theories explains why the Universe is expanding at a great speed? A) Theory of evolution. B) Big bang theory. C) Heliocentric theory. D) Geocentric theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big bang theory. 12. What is the word that means that the universe is the same in all directions? A) Heterogeneous. B) Heterotrophic. C) Isotropic. D) Homogeneous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isotropic. 13. What type of star is our sun? A) Extremely large. B) Extremely small. C) Average. D) Its not a star. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Average. 14. Our universe is made up of at least a A) Hundred planets. B) Million stars. C) Billion galaxies. D) Million galaxies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Billion galaxies. 15. A ..... is a chunk of ice & dust that has a bright head & a long narrow tail. A) Asteroid. B) Comet. C) Planet. D) Meteoroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comet. 16. If a star is 12 light years away, how long will it take for it's light to reach Earth? A) 100 years. B) 12 days. C) 12 years. D) 1 year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 years. 17. The light from a star moving away from us would be experiencing A) Greenshift. B) Whiteshift. C) Blueshift. D) Redshift. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Redshift. 18. Which prediction of Copernicus's heliocentric model is still considered to be accurate? A) The planets orbit the Sun. B) The planets travel in circular paths. C) The planets travel at uniform speeds. D) The Sun is at the center of the Universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The planets orbit the Sun. 19. Our Sun formed from a ..... A) Black Hole. B) Supernova. C) Protostellar Disk. D) Gamma Ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protostellar Disk. 20. The universe is approximately how old? A) About 4 billion years. B) About 4 billion years. C) About 4 million years. D) About 14 billion years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About 14 billion years. 21. What type of star is the sun? A) Supergiant. B) Red giant. C) Main Sequence Star. D) White dwarf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Main Sequence Star. 22. Where do Earth's oceans bulge in response to the Moon's gravitational attraction to produce tides? A) The side facing the moon.. B) The sides at right angles to the moon. C) The side opposite the moon. D) The sides facing and opposite the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sides facing and opposite the moon. 23. Why do scientists accept the big bang theory? A) Evidence supports it. B) It is a belief based on faith. C) They trust other scientists. D) It seems to make sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence supports it. 24. Choose the statement that is an accurate description of the relationship between components of the universe? A) Nebulae contain many galaxies. B) Stars always contain galaxies. C) Stars contain several nebulae. D) Galaxies contain many stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Galaxies contain many stars. 25. The universe starts shrinking then crushes to an infinitesimally small space (singularity) and possibly spawns a new big bang. A) Big Rip. B) Big Crunch. C) Big Freeze. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big Crunch. 26. How big was the universe at the Big Bang? A) Really small-like a tennis ball. B) A hot, dense, single point called the singularity. C) A hot state as large as the sun. D) A cold state as large as the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hot, dense, single point called the singularity. 27. What evidence supports the idea that our universe is expanding? A) There are more and more galaxies every day!. B) Galaxies are getting farther apart as shown by red shift. C) Galaxies are getting larger. D) Galaxies are getting closer as shown by blue shift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Galaxies are getting farther apart as shown by red shift. 28. Define Universe. A) All the galaxies and stars. B) Infinite space. C) All of space and matter within it. D) The dark matter between galaxies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of space and matter within it. 29. The galaxy we are a part of is called A) Milky Way. B) Andromeda. C) Whirlpool. D) Sombrero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Milky Way. 30. What type of galaxy does Earth reside in? A) Irregular galaxy. B) Elliptical galaxy. C) Oblong galaxy. D) Spiral galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spiral galaxy. 31. What is the name of the group that never reacts ..... ever ever they are stable with a full outermost ring!!! A) Transition. B) Noble gases. C) Borons. D) Halogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noble gases. 32. Which of the following is tell how satellites are used today? A) Gathering pictures of Earth's surface. B) Gathering scientific data. C) Transmitting radio and television signals. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answers are correct. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesThe Universe Quiz 1The Universe Quiz 2The Universe Quiz 3The Universe Quiz 4The Universe Quiz 5The Universe Quiz 6The Universe Quiz 7The Universe Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books