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UNIVERSE | COSMOS QUIZ

2. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
THE VAST EXPANSE OF THE
UNIVERSE WITH THIS QUICK AND
EXCITING QUIZ!

3. "THE UNIVERSE IS NOT ONLY
STRANGER THAN WE IMAGINE, IT IS
STRANGER THAN WE CAN IMAGINE."
- Sir Arthur Eddington

4. Let’s Begin
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5. 1. HOW MANY STARS DOES THE MILKY
WAY GALAXY CONTAIN AT LEAST?
A. 100 MILLION
B. 100 BILLION
C. 1 TRILLION
D. 10 BILLION

6. ANSWER: B

7. 2. APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY GALAXIES
ARE THERE IN THE OBSERVABLE
UNIVERSE?
A. 100 MILLION
B. 1 BILLION
C. 100 BILLION
D. 1 TRILLION

8. ANSWER: C

9. 3. WHAT IS THE TERM USED FOR REGIONS
IN SPACE WHERE NEW STARS ARE
FORMED?
A. STAR SYSTEMS
B. STAR NURSERIES
C. STAR FACTORIES
D. STAR CLUSTERS

10. ANSWER: C

11. 4. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STAR-
FORMING NEBULA W51 IN THE MILKY WAY
GALAXY?
A. IT'S THE SMALLEST KNOWN NEBULA.
B. IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST "STAR FACTORIES."
C. IT'S THE OLDEST KNOWN NEBULA.
D. IT'S THE NEWEST DISCOVERED NEBULA.

12. ANSWER: B

13. 5. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MASSIVE STARS
DIE AND EXPLODE AS SUPERNOVAS?
A. THEY FORM BLACK HOLES.
B. THEY TURN INTO WHITE DWARFS.
C. THEY SWEEP AROUND DUST AND GAS.
D. THEY CREATE NEW GALAXIES.

14. ANSWER: C

15. 6. WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF
STARS IN THE OBSERVABLE UNIVERSE IF
ALL GALAXIES WERE THE SAME SIZE?
A. 10 MILLION BILLION BILLION
B. 10 THOUSAND BILLION BILLION
C. 10 BILLION BILLION BILLION
D. 10 HUNDRED BILLION BILLION

16. ANSWER: B

17. 7. WHAT HAVE SPACE PROBES DONE IN
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST TIME?
A. LANDED ON THE SUN
B. SENT BACK IMAGES OF THE
OUTERMOST PLANETS
C. DISCOVERED A NEW SOLAR SYSTEM
D. CREATED ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY

18. ANSWER: B

19. 8. WHAT MAJOR MILESTONE OCCURRED
ON MARS IN THE SPAN OF A SINGLE
HUMAN LIFETIME?
A. THE DISCOVERY OF WATER
B. THE FIRST HUMAN SETTLEMENT
C. ROVERS WHEELED ALONG THE SURFACE
FOR THE FIRST TIME
D. THE FIRST MARTIAN ECLIPSE WAS
OBSERVED

20. ANSWER: C

21. 9. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE EARTH-
ORBITING SPACE STATION THAT IS
PERMANENTLY CREWED?
A. HUBBLE SPACE STATION
B. SKYLAB
C. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
D. MIR SPACE STATION

22. ANSWER: C

23. 10. WHAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT
ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERY IN THE EARLY
21ST CENTURY?
A. THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
B. THE FIRST IMAGE OF A BLACK HOLE
C. TIME TRAVEL
D. THE EDGE OF THE MILKY WAY

24. ANSWER: B

25. 11. WHAT DO ASTRONOMERS USE TO
DELIVER VIEWS OF DISTANT PARTS OF THE
COSMOS?
A. SPACE SHUTTLES
B. SPACE ELEVATORS
C. LARGE SPACE TELESCOPES
D. RADIO ANTENNAS

26. ANSWER: C

27. 12. WHAT HAVE ASTRONOMERS
DISCOVERED THOUSANDS OF IN THE EARLY
21ST CENTURY?
A. NEW GALAXIES
B. BLACK HOLES
C. PLANETS AROUND OTHER STARS
D. ALIEN CIVILIZATIONS

28. ANSWER: C

29. 13. WHAT WAS DETECTED FOR THE FIRST
TIME BY ASTRONOMERS?
A. DARK ENERGY
B. GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
C. COSMIC RADIATION
D. THE MULTIVERSE

30. ANSWER: B

31. 14. WHAT IS THE OLDER REGION OF THE
STAR-FORMING NEBULA W51
CHARACTERIZED BY?
A. IT'S STILL FORMING NEW STARS.
B. IT'S BEEN CARVED OUT BY WINDS
FROM MASSIVE STARS.
C. IT'S THE BRIGHTEST PART OF THE
NEBULA.
D. IT'S THE LEAST DENSE PART OF THE
NEBULA.

32. ANSWER: B

33. 15. WHAT IS A ROGUE PLANET?
A. A PLANET THAT ORBITS A STAR
B. A PLANET THAT HAS BEEN EJECTED
FROM ITS SOLAR SYSTEM
C. A PLANET MADE ENTIRELY OF GAS
D. A PLANET THAT IS HABITABLE FOR
HUMANS

34. ANSWER: B

35. 16. WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A PLANET AND A DWARF
PLANET?
A. SIZE
B. SHAPE
C. ORBIT
D. ABILITY TO CLEAR ITS ORBIT OF DEBRIS

36. ANSWER: D

37. 17. WHAT DO WE CALL SMALL SOLAR
SYSTEM BODIES THAT ENTER EARTH'S
ATMOSPHERE AND BURN UP?
A. ASTEROIDS
B. COMETS
C. METEORITES
D. MOONS

38. ANSWER: C

39. 18. WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE RINGS OF
SMALL PARTICLES THAT ORBIT SOME
PLANETS?
A. ASTEROID BELTS
B. GALACTIC RINGS
C. PLANETARY RINGS
D. SOLAR RINGS

40. ANSWER: C

41. 19. WHAT IS THE TERM FOR A COLLECTION
OF STARS BOUND BY GRAVITY?
A. A GALAXY
B. A STAR CLUSTER
C. A NEBULA
D. A SOLAR SYSTEM

42. ANSWER: B

43. 20. WHAT IS ONE OF THE WAYS HUMANS
HAVE EXPLORED THE UNIVERSE BEYOND
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
A. BY SENDING HUMANS TO OTHER STARS
B. BY USING POWERFUL GROUND-BASED
TELESCOPES
C. BY CREATING WORMHOLES
D. BY TELEPORTATION

44. ANSWER: B

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