Understand The Universe

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What is a vast collection of billions of stars, dust and hydrogen called? Planets None of the above Stellar System Galaxy

2. All stars pass through the Supernova phase.(t or f) True False

3. Which is the second largest moon in the solar system? Answer: (One word)

4. A protostar (a star in the early stage of its life) is formed by the aggregation of which two predominant gases? Methane, Helium Hydrogen, Oxygen Hydrogen, Helium Methane, Oxygen

5. A star that explodes spectacularly after passing the Red-Giant Phase is called a ___. Answer: (One Word(In singular))

6. What is a pulsar? A spinning neutron star that emits radio waves A supermassive Black Hole The center of a galaxy None of these

7. Approximately, how much time does light from the Sun take to reach the Earth? 1 minute and 30 seconds 4 minutes and 30 seconds 8 minutes and 20 seconds 9 minutes and 30 seconds

8. Which is the 4th biggest planet in our solar system? Uranus Neptune Earth Mars

9. What is Proxima Centauri? A comet(from the Oort's Cloud) A satellite(the largest) of Neptune A star near(relatively) to our Sun A large asteroid

10. How much time does light from the second nearest star to Earth take to reach it? 4.3 months 4.3 years 43 years 4300 years

11. Which planet is known as the morning star? Answer: (One Word)

12. Which planet has no carbon dioxide? Earth Mars Venus Mercury

13. What is the pressure at the center of the Earth? 37 million atmospheres 3.7 million atmospheres 5 million atmospheres 370 million atmospheres

14. Astronomers are now working on a new complex theory to explain the whole universe. This incorporates the possibilities of 11 dimensions apart from parallel universes. In short, it is called The _ Theory. Answer: (A single capital letter)

15. How many kilometres is one light year(approximately)? 946 billion km 9.46 million km 9.46 billion km 9460 billion km