Question 1

The light from a star moving away from us
would be experiencing:

Accepted Answer

Redshift

Answer

Whiteshift

Answer

Greenshift

Answer

Blueshift

Question 2

What force causes galaxies to move away from
one another?

Accepted Answer

Energy left over from the Big Bang

Answer

Electromagnetic force

Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

Question 3

Which of the following happens before a black hole comes into existence?

Accepted Answer

An old star collapses in on itself

Answer

A new star is born at the center of a galaxy

Answer

Gravity ceases to exist in a certain region of space

Answer

The fabric of space time is ripped by a star or planet

Question 4

About how old do scientists think the universe is?

Accepted Answer

14 billion years

Answer

14 million years

Answer

140 billion years

Answer

140 million years

Question 5

Astronomers categorize galaxies into a handful of basic shapes. What can you conclude from this fact?

Accepted Answer

Galaxies are generally all formed by the same
forces

Answer

All galaxies have about the same number of stars

Answer

Galaxies all come from the same planetary nebula

Answer

The number of stars in a galaxy determine its shape

Question 6

From the information presented in the movie, what can you conclude about dark matter?

Accepted Answer

It holds a lot of the universe's mass

Answer

It's solid, not liquid or gaseous

Answer

Planet Earth contains trace fragments of it

Answer

It is made up of black holes

Question 7

How are elliptical galaxies different from spiral galaxies?

Accepted Answer

They contain older stars and less gas and dust

Answer

They contain younger stars and more gas and dust

Answer

They are smaller than spiral galaxies

Answer

They are bigger than spiral galaxies

Question 8

What would happen to galaxies without
gravity?

Accepted Answer

They would fall apart

Answer

They would contain more stars

Answer

They would spin faster

Answer

They would contain stronger black holes

Question 9

Which of the following is a true statement about irregular galaxies?

Accepted Answer

They consist mainly of young stars

Answer

They are older than other types of galaxies

Answer

They all contain massive black holes at their centers

Answer

They contain relatively little gas and dust

Question 10

Which of the following represents an elliptical galaxy?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

D

Answer

C

Answer

B

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