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Which of the following would be the LARGEST?
a) our solar system
b) The Sun and Jupiter combined
c) a galaxy the same size as the Milky Way
d) Earth

Which two forces govern the structure and behavior of the Universe?
a) Friction and Acceleration
b) Acceleration and Inertia
c) Gravity and Rotation
d) Gravity and Inertia

What do you call the study of outer space?
a) Astronomy
b) Geology
c) Meteorology
d) Hydrology

How many stars are in the Milky Way Galaxy?
a) tens
b) thousands
c) millions
d) billions

Which of the following words would be synonymous with the word UNIVERSE?
a) void
b) everything
c) nothing
d) density

Which of the following words would be the most synonymous with the word THEORY?
a) hypothesis
b) guess
c) fact
d) opinion

Theories are based on all available _____.
a) evidence
b) feelings
c) opinions
d) all answers are correct

Which of the following theories is used by astronomers to describe the formation of the universe?
a) Theory of Plate Tectonics
b) String Theory
c) Theory of Uniformitarianism
d) Big Bang Theory

What does the Big Bang Theory State?
a) The universe began in the center of a spinning galactic web millions of years ago.
b) The universe began when a singularity exploded billions of years ago.
c) The universe began in the center of our solar system thousands of years ago.
d) The universe happened into being millions of years ago when a comet crashed into a large asteroid.

There is no ____ in space.
a) gravity
b) matter
c) motion
d) friction

Which statement most accurately describes the current motion of the universe?
a) The universe began thrinking 14 billion years ago, and it is still shrinking today.
b) The universe shrank into a small ball 14 billion years ago. That ball is expanding today.
c) The universe began expanding 14 billion years ago. Oppositely, it is shrinking today.
d) The universe began expanding 14 billion years ago, and it is still expanding today.

The discovery of this has been one of the greatest pieces of evidence to support the Big Bang Theory.
a) background radiation
b) time travel
c) the universe contracting
d) the multiverse

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