The Universe Quiz 29 (22 MCQs)

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1. What is the word that means that the universe is the same in all directions?

2. What type of star is our sun?

3. Our universe is made up of at least a

4. A _____ is a chunk of ice & dust that has a bright head & a long narrow tail.

5. If a star is 12 light years away, how long will it take for it's light to reach Earth?

6. The light from a star moving away from us would be experiencing

7. Which prediction of Copernicus's heliocentric model is still considered to be accurate?

8. Our Sun formed from a _____

9. The universe is approximately how old?

10. What type of star is the sun?

11. Where do Earth's oceans bulge in response to the Moon's gravitational attraction to produce tides?

12. Why do scientists accept the big bang theory?

13. Choose the statement that is an accurate description of the relationship between components of the universe?

14. The universe starts shrinking then crushes to an infinitesimally small space (singularity) and possibly spawns a new big bang.

15. How big was the universe at the Big Bang?

16. What evidence supports the idea that our universe is expanding?

17. Define Universe.

18. The galaxy we are a part of is called

19. A shift toward SHORTER wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving CLOSER from the earth.

20. What type of galaxy does Earth reside in?

21. What is the name of the group that never reacts _____ ever ever they are stable with a full outermost ring!!!

22. Which of the following is tell how satellites are used today?