1. Which types of telescope use a mirror to bring light to focus?
A. Reflecting telescopes
B. Refracting telescopes
C. Interferometry telescopes
D. Array telescopes
2. says the universe began as a point and expanded.
A. Cosmology
B. Evolution
C. Hubble's law
D. The Big Bang theory
3. Large groups of galaxy clusters that appear in sheetlike and threadlike shapes are known as
A. Milky Way center.
B. local clusters.
C. superclusters.
D. large clusters.
4. Edwin Hubble categorized galaxies according to their
A. food supplies.
B. inhabitants.
C. shapes.
D. colors.
5. A constellation is that forms a pattern resembling animals, mythological characters, or objects.
A. one single planet
B. a group of stars
C. a group of meteors
D. an entire galaxy
6. Who first introduced the idea that the Sun is the center of the universe?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Nicolaus Copernicus
C. Edwin Hubble
D. Johannes Kepler
7. The passing of the Moon directly between Earth and the Sun is a/an
A. solar eclipse.
B. solar shower.
C. meteor shower.
D. elliptical ocular illusion.
8. An explosion that destroys the outer portion of a star is known as a
A. nebula.
B. protostar.
C. supernova.
D. supergiant.
9. What is the largest object in our solar system?
A. Saturn
B. An asteroid
C. Jupiter
D. The Sun
10. The cloud of interstellar dust and gas that forms a star is known as a
A. white dwarf.
B. red giant.
C. nebula.
D. protostar.
11. The photosphere is the innermost layer of the Sun, and it's also the
A. atmospheric pressure of Jupiter.
B. visible surface of the Sun.
C. invisible surface of the Sun.
D. nickname for the outer atmosphere of Earth.
12. The Moon is made up of minerals similar to those on Earth, which are
A. rilles.
B. lunar breccias.
C. silicates.
D. highlands.
13. With a diameter that's 11 times larger than Earth's, is the largest planet.
A. Jupiter
B. Mars
C. Saturn
D. Venus
14. The four giant gas planets that are made primarily of lightweight elements are
A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Neptune.
B. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
C. Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
D. Earth, Saturn, Neptune, and Venus.
15. When the Moon reaches equal periods of orbital and rotational periods, it's known as rotation.
A. imbalanced
B. asynchronous
C. synchronous
D. non-conforming
16. The dark, smooth surface areas of the Moon are known as
A. maria.
B. highlands.
C. craters.
D. rilles.
17. Dark spots on the photosphere are known as
A. solar wind.
B. the chromosphere.
C. sunspots.
D. the corona.
18. A basic observation of a star is how bright it appears. This brightness is known as the star's
A. absolute
magnitude.
B. luminosity.
C. absent magnitude.
D. apparent magnitude.
19. discovered that there were other galaxies besides the Milky Way.
A. Albert Einstein
B. Sir Isaac Newton
C. Edwin Hubble
D. Galilei Galileo
20. The study of the universe, including its origin, nature, and evolution is known as
A. cosmology.
B. meteorology.
C. geography.
D. geology.