Classic Classic Quiz Understanding the universe by 17spendiffsmith 17spendiffsmith 9 played - 6 yrs ago QUIZ 30 QUESTIONS hard 1 What did Penzias and Wilson discover in 1964? Radiation left over from the Big BangLight pollutionA new galaxy 2 At what time after the Big Bang did the first star begin to shine? 10 million years10 billion years100 million years100 billion years50 million years 3 What is the name given to the interval between the Big Bang and the point at which a time line of events can be started? The Blank timeThe Tank timeThe Bank timeThe Planck timeThe Sank time 4 In what year did Hubble find evidence for the Big Bang? 19171929194219872003 5 How much of the matter in the universe might be dark matter? None10 percent40 percent60 percent90 percent 6 What makes an apple fall from a tree? UpthrustAccelerationGravityThermal energyKinetic energy 7 How many laws of motion did Newton put forward? OneTwoThreeFourFive 8 What other field of physics was Newton involved in? OpticsQuantum mechanicsMolecularAtomic 9 Which Newtonian law explains the recoil of a gun? Newton's first lawNewton's second lawNewton's third lawAll of Newton's lawsNone of Newton's laws 10 What are the three main components of a galaxy? Stars, dust, asteroidsStars, dust, gasStars. dust, explosionsStars, gas, asteroidsStars, gas, explosions 11 Which of these is a type of galaxy? MiniatureRegularExplosiveCurvedBarred 12 True or false? - A yellow star is older than a blue one. TrueFalse 13 How many stars are there in the Milky Way? 10 million100 millionImpossible to say100,000 million 14 The brightest star in the sky has three different names. Which of these is one of them? Alpha Canis MinorisAlpha Majoris CanisSiriusDog StarCat Star 15 In which larger constellation will you find the Big Dipper? Ursa MajorAquilaVirgoUrsa MinorCrux 16 What unit is used to measure the distances between stars? Light daysLight monthsLight yearsLight decadesLight centuries 17 Which element is transformed into helium, there providing the energy of a young star? HydrogenNeodymiumCarbonDarmstadtiumCesium 18 What does a red giant turn into as it dies? A white dwarf (or a supernova, depending on size)A black holeA wormholeDark matterNothing; it just disappears 19 How much bigger than the Earth is the Sun (in diameter)? 10 times100 times1,000 times1,000,000 times 20 What is the more popular name for the Aurora Borealis? The Northern lightsThe Southern lightsThe Western lightsThe Eastern lightsThe Arctic lights 21 Which planet is also called the Evening Star? MercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturn 22 Which is the biggest planet in the solar system? JupiterSaturnNeptuneUranus 23 Apart from Earth, which planet could have the potential to support life? MercuryVenusMarsSaturnPluto 24 What are Ceres, Eris and Pluto known as? MoonsPlanetsDwarf planetsAsteroidsComets 25 How long does it take Encke's comet to go around the Sun? 2.2 years3.3 years5.5 years10.1 years6.6 seconds 26 A meteorite is a chip off what celestial object? A starThe moonAn asteroidA comet 27 The speed of light is approximately : 186 million miles per hour186,000 miles per minute186,000 miles per second 28 According to relativity, when astronauts return from space, they are ______________________ they would have been if they had stayed at home? Older thanYounger thanThe same age as 29 In which year did Albert Einstein die? 19961868197119621955 30 What is the atomic number of an element? The number of protons it hasIts weightThe number of nucleus it hasIts size A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
