This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Physics > The Universe – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Universe Quiz 36 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of star is our sun? A) Extremely large. B) Extremely small. C) Average. D) Its not a star. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Average. 2. Our universe is made up of at least a A) Million galaxies. B) Million stars. C) Billion galaxies. D) Hundred planets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Billion galaxies. 3. A ..... is a chunk of ice & dust that has a bright head & a long narrow tail. A) Asteroid. B) Planet. C) Meteoroid. D) Comet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comet. 4. If a star is 12 light years away, how long will it take for it's light to reach Earth? A) 12 days. B) 1 year. C) 12 years. D) 100 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 years. 5. The light from a star moving away from us would be experiencing A) Redshift. B) Blueshift. C) Greenshift. D) Whiteshift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Redshift. 6. Which prediction of Copernicus's heliocentric model is still considered to be accurate? A) The planets travel at uniform speeds. B) The planets travel in circular paths. C) The planets orbit the Sun. D) The Sun is at the center of the Universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The planets orbit the Sun. 7. Our Sun formed from a ..... A) Protostellar Disk. B) Supernova. C) Black Hole. D) Gamma Ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protostellar Disk. 8. The universe is approximately how old? A) About 4 billion years. B) About 4 million years. C) About 14 billion years. D) About 4 billion years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About 14 billion years. 9. What type of star is the sun? A) Main Sequence Star. B) Red giant. C) Supergiant. D) White dwarf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main Sequence Star. 10. Where do Earth's oceans bulge in response to the Moon's gravitational attraction to produce tides? A) The side facing the moon.. B) The sides at right angles to the moon. C) The side opposite the moon. D) The sides facing and opposite the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sides facing and opposite the moon. 11. Why do scientists accept the big bang theory? A) It is a belief based on faith. B) They trust other scientists. C) It seems to make sense. D) Evidence supports it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence supports it. 12. Choose the statement that is an accurate description of the relationship between components of the universe? A) Stars always contain galaxies. B) Stars contain several nebulae. C) Nebulae contain many galaxies. D) Galaxies contain many stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Galaxies contain many stars. 13. The universe starts shrinking then crushes to an infinitesimally small space (singularity) and possibly spawns a new big bang. A) Big Rip. B) Big Crunch. C) Big Freeze. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big Crunch. 14. How big was the universe at the Big Bang? A) Really small-like a tennis ball. B) A hot, dense, single point called the singularity. C) A hot state as large as the sun. D) A cold state as large as the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hot, dense, single point called the singularity. 15. What evidence supports the idea that our universe is expanding? A) There are more and more galaxies every day!. B) Galaxies are getting farther apart as shown by red shift. C) Galaxies are getting larger. D) Galaxies are getting closer as shown by blue shift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Galaxies are getting farther apart as shown by red shift. 16. Define Universe. A) All the galaxies and stars. B) Infinite space. C) All of space and matter within it. D) The dark matter between galaxies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of space and matter within it. 17. The galaxy we are a part of is called A) Milky Way. B) Andromeda. C) Whirlpool. D) Sombrero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Milky Way. 18. 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. A) CONTRACTION. B) EXPANSION. C) BLUE SHIFT. D) RED SHIFT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BLUE SHIFT. 19. What type of galaxy does Earth reside in? A) Spiral galaxy. B) Irregular galaxy. C) Oblong galaxy. D) Elliptical galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiral galaxy. 20. What is the name of the group that never reacts ..... ever ever they are stable with a full outermost ring!!! A) Noble gases. B) Transition. C) Halogens. D) Borons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noble gases. ← 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