This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > The Universe – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Universe Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is proof of the big bang theory? A) The universe was created 13.7 billion years ago. B) Scientists have found leftover microwave energy. C) There is a big hole called, "the big hole" that left microwave energy. D) We could see matter from an inflation many years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientists have found leftover microwave energy. 2. Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered ..... A) Extremely Large and Cold. B) Small with a medium temperature. C) Medium size with medium temperature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medium size with medium temperature. 3. What stage of stellar evolution is the sun experiencing at this time? A) Protostar. B) Main-sequence. C) Giant. D) White dwarf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main-sequence. 4. Hot clouds of gaseous elements and compounds that act as nurseries for stars A) Galaxies. B) Star. C) Nebulae. D) Black holes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nebulae. 5. Galaxies that are moving away from us are ..... shifting? A) Red. B) Blue. C) Yellow. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red. 6. How would the universe be different if stars never died? A) Stars would run out of energy. B) Hollywood would be overrun with celebrities. C) There would be fewer planets. D) The universe would be lacking in heavier elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There would be fewer planets. 7. Proof of the Big bang Theory A) The Red shifting of all nearby galaxies shows the universe is expanding. B) The universe is old. C) The universe is new. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Red shifting of all nearby galaxies shows the universe is expanding. 8. A force that speeds up the expansion of the universe is called A) Supernova. B) Gravity. C) Dark energy. D) Dark matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark energy. 9. The stars and all the other matter in a galaxy are held together by which of the following? A) Dark matter. B) Inertia. C) Gravity. D) Magnetism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gravity. 10. An element with five valence electrons is A) Phosphorus. B) Oxygen. C) Beryllium. D) Rubidium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phosphorus. 11. Which theory has CMB radiation as evidence? A) Steady State. B) Big Bang. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big Bang. 12. What did the sun do in the geocentric model? A) Orbit the Earth. B) Orbit the moon. C) Stay in the center of the solar system. D) Orbit the whole solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Orbit the Earth. 13. Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n) A) Circle. B) Ellipse. C) Focus. D) Perihelion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellipse. 14. What units do we use to measure the distance between galaxies? A) Kilometers. B) Billometers. C) Light years. D) Sound years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light years. 15. Which distance is the greatest? A) The distance across the Milky Way galaxy. B) The distance to the nearest star. C) The distance across the solar system. D) The distance to the nearest galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The distance to the nearest galaxy. 16. What is Cosmic Microwave Background radiation? A) Evidence of a large expansion in the universe leaving radiation behind. B) It is the life force that supports the universe. C) Evidence of blackholes actually existing. D) Evidence of that the universe is heating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence of a large expansion in the universe leaving radiation behind. 17. The Moon revolves around the Earth because of a non-contact force. What force of Earth keeps the Moon in orbit? A) Electrical force. B) Magnetic force. C) Centripetal force. D) Gravitational force. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gravitational force. 18. What can be used to determine objects movement relative to the earth A) The herzsprong-russel diagram. B) Electromagnetic spectrum. C) Nebula. D) Luminosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electromagnetic spectrum. 19. Earth is a very small part of a much larger system known as ..... A) The Milky Way Galaxy. B) Orion's Belt, part of a constellation. C) Jovian Planets. D) Halley's Comet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Milky Way Galaxy. 20. How old is the Universe? A) 100 million years old. B) 4.6 Billion years old. C) 13.7 Billion years old. D) A Gazillion years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13.7 Billion years old. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesThe Universe Quiz 1The Universe Quiz 2The Universe Quiz 4The Universe Quiz 5The Universe Quiz 6The Universe Quiz 7The Universe Quiz 8The Universe Quiz 9The Universe Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books