The Universe Quiz 14 (25 MCQs)

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1. How many stars are estimated in the universe?

2. What instrument could be used to make distant objects seem larger and nearer?

3. The average distance between the earth and the sun.

4. How many of the stars visible in the night sky are closer to Earth than to the Sun?

5. The red-shift in the spectral lines of light, reaching us from other galaxies implies that these galaxies _____

6. A theory in astronomy:the universe originated billions of years ago in an explosion from a single point of nearly infinite energy density

7. Which planets are gas giants?

8. What is the fate of the universe that will expand forever, but more slowly over time, eventually stop expanding when infinite time is reached?

9. How old do scientists believe the universe is?

10. What is the universe made up of?

11. What elements make up most of the sun's mass?

12. What is the meaning of the vocabulary word particles?

13. _____ law states that the farther away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us.

14. What does George see when he spies through Dr. Reeper's window? pg 243

15. Where in the Milky Way is Earth found?

16. The study of the origin, structure, and development of the universe is called _____

17. How can we know about the conditions of the early universe?

18. Very hot stars are what color?

19. Which is in order from greatest to least mass?

20. What is precession?

21. A singularity is _____

22. What is the Big Bang?

23. Cosmic microwave background is _____

24. THE ASTEROID BELT IS LOCATED BETWEEN WHICH 2 PLANETS?

25. A small rocky particle that strikes a planet or a moon.