This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > The Universe – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Universe Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you wanted to be able to look at the stars, the planets, and the moon more closely, what should you use? A) Telescope. B) Periscope. C) Microscope. D) Magnifying glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telescope. 2. The first particles of matter included which of the following? A) Electrons. B) Carbon atoms. C) Helium atoms. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrons. 3. A celestial body that is composed of Gas and emits light. A) Venus. B) Magellanic cloud. C) Milky way. D) Star. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Star. 4. What is at the center of the Solar System? A) Earth. B) Moon. C) Sun. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun. 5. Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy A) Gamma Rays. B) Radio Waves. C) Visible Light. D) Infrared rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radio Waves. 6. The ..... is space and all the matter and energy in it. A) Universe. B) Moons only. C) Starts only. D) Planets only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Universe. 7. Which of the following is hottest? A) A red giant superstar. B) A small, white dwarf. C) A main-sequence yellow star. D) A main-sequence blue star. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A main-sequence blue star. 8. In 2030, a scientist discovered a black hole that was 19.8 billion light-years away through an astronomical telescope. Calculate the distance between the black hole and the Earth in parsec. A) 3.26163344 parsecs. B) 645803421.1parsecs. C) 681342679.4parsecs. D) 724178654.6parsecs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 645803421.1parsecs. 9. The ..... is a collection of large and small bodies that orbit our central star. A) Universe. B) Solar System. C) Planet. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar System. 10. What term do we use to describe the brightness of the star? A) Radiation. B) Luminosity. C) Color. D) Stellar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Luminosity. 11. The event that marks the beginning of the universe. A) Theory of Evolution. B) Big Bang Theory. C) Cell Theory. D) Blackhole theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big Bang Theory. 12. Which celestial body is know for its intense pull of gravity? A) Nebula. B) Black hole. C) Super Giant. D) A Galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black hole. 13. What is the Earth's tilt in degrees? A) 25.3 degrees. B) 32.5 degrees. C) 28.5 degrees. D) 23.5 degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23.5 degrees. 14. The theory that provide support of the big bang theory A) Red shift. B) Blue shift. C) Red expansion. D) Theory of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red shift. 15. In order for a celestial object to be considered a planet it must A) Orbit a star. B) Be spherical due to its gravity. C) Have cleared its orbital path around the star it revolves. D) All of these options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these options. 16. Where in the Milky Way can our solar system be found? A) On one of the outer arms of the galaxy (near the edge). B) In the center of the galaxy. C) On the very outer edge of the galaxy. D) Our solar system is not located in the Milky Way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On one of the outer arms of the galaxy (near the edge). 17. A galaxy is a large collection of stars, gas and dust. What is responsible for holding the stars, gas, and dust together in a galaxy? A) Heat. B) Light. C) Gravity. D) Friction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gravity. 18. The light from most distant galaxies is ..... A) Always infrared. B) Shifted toward the red end of the spectrum. C) Always ultraviolet. D) Shifted towards the blue end of the spectrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shifted toward the red end of the spectrum. 19. All stars begin as a .....? A) Giant. B) Black hole. C) White dwarf. D) Nebula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nebula. 20. What was created on the 3rd day based on the book of Genesis? A) Day and night. B) Sea creatures and birds. C) Sky. D) Land, ocean and plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Land, ocean and plants. ← 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