This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > The Universe – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Universe Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is gravity responsible? A) Rotation of a planet on its axis. B) Phases of the moon. C) Orbits of the planets around the Sun. D) Tilt of Earth's axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orbits of the planets around the Sun. 2. Our Sun is just one of many millions of stars in a froup of stars called a A) Universe. B) Solar system. C) Cosmos. D) Galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Galaxy. 3. What is the very first element created in the universe? A) Hydrogen. B) Helium. C) Lithium. D) Beryllium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrogen. 4. The majority of asteroids in the Solar System are found A) Orbiting very close to the sun. B) In a belt between the inner and outer planets. C) In a belt at the outside edge of the solar system. D) Orbiting the sun at the same distance as Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a belt between the inner and outer planets. 5. Place the following in sequence:A) Hubble makes his discoveries; B) Cosmic background radiation is first detected; C) Lemaitre proposes his theory A) A, B, C. B) B, C, A. C) C, A, B. D) C, B, A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C, A, B. 6. What is the term used for a cloud of gas and dust? A) Gas giant. B) Solar dust. C) Solar cloud. D) Nebula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nebula. 7. Where is a meteoroid located? A) In the atmosphere. B) In outer space. C) On the ground. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In outer space. 8. The number of minutes it takes light to travel from the Sun to Earth A) 300, 000. B) Eight. C) Light year. D) Astronomical unit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eight. 9. Which of these is an important characteristic of a planet? A) It must be at least 92 million miles from the Sun. B) It must have at least 165 moons. C) It must be massive enough to clear objects from its orbit. D) It must have gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It must be massive enough to clear objects from its orbit. 10. Which of the following is NOT supported by the Big Bang Theory? A) The density of the universe is decreasing. B) The universe is expanding. C) The temperature of the universe is decreasing. D) Stars and galaxies have stopped forming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stars and galaxies have stopped forming. 11. What is the meaning of the vocabulary word collide? A) To crash, to strike violently together. B) A herding dog. C) To put together. D) Not sure . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To crash, to strike violently together. 12. What is the word used to describe space and all of the energy and matter in it? A) Solar system. B) Galaxy. C) Universe. D) Outer space. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Universe. 13. Theories can change when ..... A) We discover new information and new technology. B) Whenever the scientist decides. C) The decade changes. D) Cows jump over the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We discover new information and new technology. 14. A large cloud of dust and gas A) Black hole. B) Nebula. C) Galaxy. D) Supercluster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nebula. 15. This has more mass than a moon but less mass than star. A) Galaxy. B) Universe. C) Planet. D) Nebula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planet. 16. Which planet has the shortest orbit around the sun? A) Jupiter. B) Neptune. C) Earth. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercury. 17. Who discovered Pluto? A) Jovanni Skiaparelli. B) Clyde Tombaugh. C) Galileo Galilei. D) William Herschel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clyde Tombaugh. 18. Light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation are given off by stars using energy released during A) Nuclear fusion. B) Conduction. C) Convection. D) Radioactive decay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear fusion. 19. Use the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram to answer the following question. Red colored stars ..... A) Are stars with cool temperatures. B) Are stars with hot temperatures. C) Are all stars with bright luminosity. D) Are all stars with dim luminosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are stars with cool temperatures. 20. What at in the HR Diagram is the Sun located? A) Top right. B) Bottom left. C) The middle. D) Top left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The middle. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesThe Universe Quiz 1The Universe Quiz 2The Universe Quiz 3The Universe Quiz 4The Universe Quiz 5The Universe Quiz 6The Universe Quiz 7The Universe Quiz 8The Universe Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books