This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > The Universe – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Universe Quiz 22 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Earth is one of ..... planets that orbit the sun, which is a star. A) Five. B) Eight. C) Seven. D) Ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eight. 2. Which of the following motions causes day and night? A) The sun's movement in the sky. B) Earth's revolution around the sun. C) Earth's movement in space. D) Earth's rotation on its axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth's rotation on its axis. 3. What is the name of the gas and dust clouds that form stars? A) Nebulas. B) Protostars. C) Supernova. D) Neutron Star. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nebulas. 4. What is the longest wavelength in the spectrum? A) Red. B) Gamma Waves. C) Radio waves. D) X-Ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radio waves. 5. What happened after the Big Bang? A) The universe expanded. B) Nothing. C) The universe shrank. D) The universe imploded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The universe expanded. 6. Which electromagnetic waves carry more energy? A) If it has a long wavelength. B) If it has a short wavelength. C) If it has a low frequency. D) They all carry the same amount of energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If it has a short wavelength. 7. Which of the following theories describes the formation of the Universe as a gigantic explosion from a single point that threw out all of the material in the Universe in all directions? A) Theory of evolution. B) Big bang theory. C) Heliocentric theory. D) Geocentric theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big bang theory. 8. A ..... is a sphere of very hot, burning gas. A) Star. B) Galaxy. C) Moon. D) Comet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Star. 9. According to latest theories, the Big Bang happened A) 3 million years ago. B) About 13.8 billion years ago. C) 3 billion years ago. D) 4.5 billion years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About 13.8 billion years ago. 10. When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere? A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Fall. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winter. 11. Which type of galaxy has a shape similar to a football? A) Elliptical. B) Irregular. C) Spiral. D) Barred spiral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elliptical. 12. All are true about galaxies EXCEPT A) They contain star, gas and dust. B) They are held together by gravity. C) They can be found in clusters. D) Galaxies stay in one place due to the Big Bang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Galaxies stay in one place due to the Big Bang. 13. What is a large round object that is composed ofhot gas and emits light? A) Planet. B) Nebula. C) Moon. D) Star. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Star. 14. Our theory of the universe was confirmed by the discovery of A) Fusion. B) Cosmic microwave background radiation. C) The Andromeda galaxy. D) The Doppler effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cosmic microwave background radiation. 15. Gravity is the force that controls which of the following? A) Pulls all matter together. B) Holds electrons in orbit around the nucleus. C) Turns protons into neutrons during radioactive decay. D) Holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pulls all matter together. 16. The color of a star depends on its A) Size. B) Temperature. C) Shape. D) Magnitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature. 17. Which doomsday hypothesis could be described as a reverse big bang, resulting in a hot dense end to our Universe? A) The big crunch. B) The big bang. C) The big chill. D) The big bounce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The big crunch. 18. Very massive stars die in a huge explosion called a ..... A) Solar flare. B) Super nova. C) Black hole. D) Neutron star. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Super nova. 19. STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE FROM LARGEST TO SMALLEST A) Universe, star, galaxy, solar system, planet. B) Planet, star, galaxy, star, universe, solar system. C) Universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet. D) Universe, galaxy, planet, star, solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet. 20. It Takes Our Solar System ..... Years to Rotate Around the Milky Way. A) 400 million. B) 400 billion. C) 225 billion. D) 225 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 225 million. ← 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