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Stage 5 Earth and Space Quiz
Stage 5 Earth and Space Quiz
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A short quiz which can be used for formative assessment of the Stage 5 Earth & Space topic.
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1
The
Strong
and
Weak
forces are two of the basic forces in the universe. What are the other two?
Electrostatic and repulsive
Gravitation and repulsive
Gravitation and attractive
Electromagnetic and gravitation
2
Johannes Kepler's Third Law shows a
linear
relationship between which quantities?
a & T
a3 & T2
a2 & T3
a & T2
3
As the distance to a star increases...
The parallax angle increases
The parallax angle decreases
The parallax angle remains constant
The parallax angle oscillates
4
In the diagram, if the angle of parallax is one arcsecond, what is the distance to the star?
10 parsecs
10 lightyears
1 lightyear
1 parsec
5
Who is Mr Morvan's favourite music artist?
Queen
Taylor Swift
Led Zeppelin
Bruno Mars
6
What is a light-year a measurement of?
Distance
Light
Acceleration
Time
7
What is the
standard unit
for measuring an object's
weight
?
Newton
Kilowatt
Joule
Kilogram
8
Which scientists were
actively
searching for the CMB in the 1960s?
Robert Dicke, Jim Peebles, and David Wilkinson
Marie and Pierre Curie
Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson
Henrietta Swan Leavitt and Edward Pickering
9
What is the order of spectral classes in a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram?
O, B, A, F, K, G, M
A, B, O, K, M, F, G
O, A, B, K, M, F, G
O, B, A, F, G, K, M
10
Which statement is the
most
correct? (Read all options!)
The Earth and Sun both orbit their centre of mass
The Earth orbits the Sun
The Earth does not interact with the Sun
The Sun orbits the Earth
11
According to
Activity 10
, how many galaxies are estimated to be in the observable universe?
250 billion
150 billion
100 billion
200 billion
12
What is the
speed of light
, in meters per second, in a vacuum?
299 792 458
299 458 729
929 872 845
299 728 456
13
Which piece of evidence, found in the 60s, gave Big Bang Theory credibility over Steady State?
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Gamma rays
The Titius-Bode relationship
Cepheid Variable Oscillations
14
What name is given to a region of dust where stars are formed?
Deep-field accretion zones
Hubble regions
Star nurseries
Molecular Clouds / Nebulae
15
Who found the relationship between luminosity and period of luminosity of Cepheid variables?
Johann Titius & Johann Bode
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
16
There are three
main
types of galaxy: spiral; elliptical... what is the third type?
Contracting
Irregular
Expanding
Regular
