Our Place in the Universe

Our Place in the Universe

8th Grade - University

18 Qs

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Our Place in the Universe

Our Place in the Universe

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What is this a picture of?

red shift
cosmic microwave background
accretion
a galaxy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do we know the age of the Solar System?


scientists have dated rocks from the Earth, meteors and the moon
scientists have predicted it based on the Earth's rotation
red shift
scientists are just guessing

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do we call the icy leftovers from the formation of our solar system?

comets
asteroids
meteors
dwarf planets

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following things did NOT happen when the solar nebula collapsed?


the nebula flattened into a disk

the temperature increased

the nebula broke in half

the rate of rotation increased

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of planets in our solar system can be described as small, rocky, abundant in metals, & have few moons.

Jovian
outer
Terrestrial
dwarf

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of planets in our solar system can be described as large, gaseous, no solid surfaces, have rings & a lot of moons?

Terrestrial
Jovian
inner
dwarf planets

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How old is the sun?

13.6 billion years old
13.6 million years old
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old

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