This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Physics > The Universe – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Universe Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of the galaxy? A) All matter and space considered as a whole. B) A cloud of dust and gas. C) A group of stars, dust, and gas. D) Theory of the origin of the universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of stars, dust, and gas. 2. The majority of matter in the universe is made of which two elements that formed after the Big Bang? A) Oxygen and Helium. B) Nitrogen and Carbon. C) Hydrogen and Helium. D) Lithium and Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrogen and Helium. 3. What object is composed of gas and emits light? A) Asteroid. B) Universe. C) Planet. D) Star. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Star. 4. What is the process that occurs in the core of a star, like the sun, that produces energy? A) Decay. B) Fusion. C) Convection. D) Fission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fusion. 5. What is the universe? A) Time and space. B) Planets and stars. C) Particles and galaxies. D) Astral and space. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time and space. 6. How many moons are in our solar system? A) 178. B) 95. C) 105. D) 145. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 178. 7. Earth has 1, Jupiter has more than 60 ..... A) Layers. B) Stars. C) Moons. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moons. 8. When light waves are stretched by the expanding of space-time, what happens to the frequency? A) It lowers. B) It expands. C) It disappears. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It lowers. 9. The scientific study of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. A) Cosmology. B) Astronomy. C) Quantum Physics. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astronomy. 10. How are frequency and wavelength related? A) The are directly proportional. B) I failed physics. C) The are the same thing. D) They are inversely proportional. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are inversely proportional. 11. The existence of the cosmic background radiation implies that ..... A) The universe did not have a moment of creation. B) The universe began in a hot, dense state. C) The Big Bang model is wrong. D) The universe began in a cold, low-density state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The universe began in a hot, dense state. 12. Which one of the following is NOT part of our solar system? A) Dwarf stars. B) Pluto. C) Asteroids. D) Moons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dwarf stars. 13. Galaxies are classified into all of the following types by their shapes except ..... A) Lenticular. B) Crescent. C) Spiral. D) Elliptical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crescent. 14. The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. A) A solar system. B) A universe. C) A star. D) A Galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A solar system. 15. What is the nearest star to planet Earth A) Sun. B) Moon. C) Proxima Centauri. D) Sirius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 16. Which stars have the greatest red shift? A) Stars in the nearest galaxy that are spinning. B) Stars closest to Earth where we can see them better. C) Stars nearest the Sun where light is more plentiful. D) Stars farthest from Earth with the greatest speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stars farthest from Earth with the greatest speed. 17. Which of the following is evidence of the Big Bang Theory? A) Cavemen heard a loud bang at the beginning of time. B) The universe isn't moving. C) The universe is expanding. D) The universe is getting smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The universe is expanding. 18. Scientists think that planetary systems are ..... in the universe. A) Unheard of. B) Rare. C) Common. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Common. 19. The theory that the universe began with a tremendous explosion is called ..... A) The raisin-bread model. B) Cosmic background radiation. C) Cosmology. D) The big bang theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The big bang theory. 20. Which of the following units would you use to measure the solar system? A) Parsecs. B) Light Years. C) Kilometers. D) Astronomical Units. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astronomical Units. 21. Earth is made up mostly of? A) Grass. B) Water. C) People. D) Dirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 22. Which of the following is true about the Sun? A) The Sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. B) The Sun is the only star in the Milky Way Galaxy. C) The Sun is the only star in the Universe. D) The Sun is one of many stars in the Solar System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. 23. A light year is related to ..... A) Distance. B) Time. C) Mass. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distance. 24. Outlined the theory that explained how elements formed in the universe. A) George Gamow. B) Georges Lemaitre. C) George Michael. D) George Clooney. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George Gamow. 25. Which of these best defines a planet? A) A large body that does not give off light. B) A bright, burning ball of gas. C) A body that orbits the Moon. D) A mass that defies gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large body that does not give off light. 26. Which wave has the highest frequency? A) Sound Wave. B) Gamma Wave. C) The Moon. D) Radio Wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gamma Wave. 27. What is the origin of the cosmic background radiation? A) It is dark energy. B) It is a remnant of the Big Bng. C) It is emitted by stars. D) It is emitted by radio galaxies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a remnant of the Big Bng. 28. If an object has MORE ....., it will have more gravity. A) Space. B) Momentum. C) Distance. D) Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mass. 29. The sun is on the edge of the A) Milky Way Galaxy. B) The solar system. C) The Universe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Milky Way Galaxy. 30. Why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted? A) They are moving away from us. B) The longer wavelengths are filtered out more by dust. C) They produce more red light than nearby galaxies. D) They are moving toward us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are moving away from us. 31. Which would cause the universe to collapse in on itself to make a closed universe? A) Critical density. B) Momentum of outward expanision. C) Force of gravity. D) Hubble constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Force of gravity. 32. The universe began a tremendous expansion 13-15 billion years ago A) Red shift. B) Light abundance. C) Big bang theory. D) Theory of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big bang theory. 33. ROCKY BODIES THAT ORBIT IN THE ASTEROID BELT AROUND THE SUN A) ASTEROIDS. B) COMETS. C) METEROIDS. D) METEORS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ASTEROIDS. 34. Study of the structure and evolution of the entire universe A) Astronomy. B) Cosmetology. C) Cosmology. D) Star gazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cosmology. 35. All these planets are terrestrial planets except ..... A) Mercury. B) Jupiter. C) Venus. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jupiter. 36. What is the force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distance between them? A) Gravity. B) Magnetism. C) Velocity. D) Centripetal Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. 37. Our galaxy is called A) Centaurus A. B) Andromeda. C) The Milky Way. D) Triangulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Milky Way. 38. What is the meaning of the vocabulary word collapse? A) To build up. B) To cave in. C) To call. D) To take away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To cave in. 39. What came before the Big Bang? A) A different universe. B) Nothing; space, matter, and time appeared with the Big Bang. C) A small bang. D) A completely separate, new solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nothing; space, matter, and time appeared with the Big Bang. 40. For stars that are bigger than our sun what happens when it no longer a main sequence star? A) It becomes a protostar. B) It becomes a white dwarf. C) It becomes a red giant. D) It becomes a super giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It becomes a super giant. 41. A universe with too little matter (gravity) to stop the expansion will results in total emptiness and referred as the Big Rip. A) Open Universe. B) Closed Universe. C) Flat Universe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open Universe. 42. Kepler's 2nd Law deals with A) The shape of the planets' orbits. B) The speed/area the planet travels. C) The length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speed/area the planet travels. 43. What are stars mainly made of? A) Dust particles. B) Rock. C) Hot Liquid. D) Hot Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hot Gas. 44. Natural satellites that orbit planets and asteroids A) Comets. B) Moons. C) Dwarf planets. D) Meteoroids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moons. 45. How does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big Bang Theory? A) Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe. B) Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang. C) Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe. 46. Visible light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ..... A) Spectrum (or spectral lines). B) Microwave. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spectrum (or spectral lines). 47. What type of galaxy do we live in? A) Spiral. B) Irregular. C) Elliptical. D) Coaxial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiral. 48. The Big Bang Theory is a hypothesis that states that all matter and energy were at one time compressed into a small volume and then ..... A) Expanded outward. B) Imploded. C) Stayed compressed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expanded outward. 49. In which list are celestial features shown in order of increasing size? A) Galaxy-solar system-universe-planet. B) Universe-galaxy-solar system-planet. C) Solar system-galaxy-planet-universe. D) Planet-solar system-galaxy-universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planet-solar system-galaxy-universe. 50. Terrestrial Planets ..... A) Are large and gaseous. B) Are rocky, dense, and relatively small. C) Orbit farthest from the sun. D) Not in our solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are rocky, dense, and relatively small. 51. What is the smallest out of these terms? A) Planet. B) Star. C) Solar System. D) Galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planet. 52. The unit of length that astronomers use is the A) Meter. B) Mile. C) Kilometer. D) Light year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light year. 53. The three types of galaxies are A) Spiral, elliptical, irregular. B) Spiral, pinwheel, spherical. C) Irregular, regular, spherical. D) Elliptical, spherical, irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiral, elliptical, irregular. 54. Edwin Hubble's discoveries were so important that he had something named after him. What was it? A) The Hubble space telescope. B) The Hubble space orbiter. C) The Hubble satellite. D) The Hubble bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Hubble space telescope. 55. Which scientist was the first to find evidence that the universe is expanding A) Edwin Hubble. B) Albert Einstein. C) Galileo Galilei. D) Stephen Hawking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edwin Hubble. 56. All the things that are kept the same in an experiment. A) Control. B) Crystal. C) Dependent variable. D) Independent Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Control. 57. How many suns do we have A) 1. B) 13. C) 4. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 58. If we observe a Doppler blue shift from a distant star, the star must be A) Moving away from us. B) Relatively cool in temperature. C) A blue star. D) Moving toward us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moving toward us. 59. What is the MAJOR reason Earth has seasons? A) Earth has a moon. B) Earth has a magnetic field. C) Earth has a tilted axis. D) Earth has an elliptical orbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth has a tilted axis. 60. In relation to us, most galaxies are ..... A) Moving toward us. B) Moving away from us. 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