Classic Classic Quiz 1 ESO_Our universe by Palomashamrock Palomashamrock 16 played - 8 yrs ago Learn about our universe QUIZ 30 QUESTIONS medium 1 Why was there an explosion in the Big Bang? Because there was much matter concentrated in one pointBecause there was much matter concentrated and the temperatures were extremely highBecause there was much matter concentrated and it expanded in less than a second 2 How many models or theories were there about the position of the Earth in the universe? There were 2There were 3There was 1 3 Who invented the Heliocentric model? Aristarchus of Samos, Aristotles and CopernicusAristotles and PtolemyAristarchus of Samos, Galileo and Copernicus 4 How do planets revolve in the Geocentric model? Concentric circlesGeocentric circlesEliptical movement 5 What theory says that the stars are fixed on the dome? HelicentricGeocentricBoth 6 What is a light year? The distance travelled by light in one secondThe distance travelled by light in one yearThe distance of the light in one year 7 What is the speed of light? 300.000 km per second30.000 km per second300.000 m per second 8 How is it called the distance from the Earth to the Sun? A ligh yearA parsecAn astronomical unit 9 What are galaxies made of? Gas, intestellar dust, stars and clustersNebulae, clusters, interstellar dust and gasInterstellar dust, gas, stars and nebulae 10 What clusters are brighter? Open clustersBig clustersGlobular clusters 11 What is nebulae? Group of galaxiesHuge clouds of gasGroup of interstellar dust 12 What is the shape of our galaxy? EllipticalConcentricalSpiral 13 Where is the Sun in the Milky Way? In the Orio armIn the Oriol armIn the Orion arm 14 Which is the brighter part of a galaxy? The haloThe nucleusThe disk 15 Where are the youngest stars in a galaxy? The diskThe nucleusThe halo 16 What´s the name of the cluster where the Milky Way is? AndromedaLocal GroupCamino de Santiago 17 Which type of star is brighter : a dwarf star or a giant star? A dwarf starBoth starsA giant star 18 What factors affect to the brightness of a star? Its colour, its size and its quantity of energyHow far it is, its colour and its quantity of energyHow far it is, its size and its quantity of energy 19 What is revolution? The movement of the planets on its axisThe movement of the planets around the SunThe movement of the satellites around the planets 20 How long is a rotation? One yearOne dayOne season 21 What is rotation? The movement of plantes around the SunThe movement of the satellites on its orbital planeThe movement of the planets on its axis 22 What are the outer planets? Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and NeptuneMercury, Venus, Earth and NeptuneMercury, Venus, Earth, Mars 23 How long does it take to the Earth to revolve around the Sun? 365 days24 hours365 days and 6 hours 24 Can you find water in other planets? TrueFalse 25 What planet has more satellites? JupiterSaturnUranus 26 Which is the biggest planet in our universe? JupiterSatrunUranus 27 Why is it an hour less in the Canary Islands than in the peninsula? Because they are to the east of the peninsulaBecause they are to the west of the peninsulaBecause they are to the south of the peninsula 28 What are tides? The rising and falling of the Moon phasesThe rising and falling of sea levels because of the gravitatyThe rising and falling of sea levels because of the gravitational pull of the Moon 29 What is the order of the Moon phases? New moon, full moon, last quarter and first quarterNew moon, first quarter, full moon and last quarterNew moon, last quarter, full moon and first quarter 30 When does a solar eclipse occur? When the Moon comes between the Sun and the EarthWhen the Sun comes between the Moon and the EarthWhen the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
