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Quiz No.1 Origin and Composition of the Solar System

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided before each
number.

______ 1. A small body from space that falls on the surface of the Earth is a
A. Meteoroid B. Meteor C. Meteor Shower D. Meteorite

______2. What is a comet?
A. a small moon C. an astronomical object with a long tail
B. a star D. all answers are correct

______3. What discovery led to the development of the Big Bang Theory?
A. Red Shift C. Sunspots
B. Clumps in the Universe D. Background Radiation

______4. What is the difference between meteors and comets?
A. Comets are made of frozen ice and rock and meteors are made of rock.
B. Most comets are found outside the solar system, and meteors are found within.
C. Meteors can burn up as they enter a planet's atmosphere and comets rarely enter a planet's
atmosphere.
D. All of the above

______5. One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
A. the inner planets are all terrestrial
B. the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
C. the outer planets are gas planets
D. the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

______6. This refers to an apparent shift in the frequency of waves received by an observer.
A. Doppler Effect C. Dolby Effect
B. Blue Shift D. Yellow Shift

______7. He was the first to propose that the universe began with the explosion of a primeval atom.
A. Nicholas Copernicus C. Jean Cassini
B. Galileo Galilei D. Georges Lemaitre

______8. It is an object that revolves around another body.
A. Comet B. Satellite C. Asteroid D. Meteoroid

______9. Which of the following is NOT a Jovian planet?
A. Earth B. Jupiter C. Saturn D. Uranus

_____10. Which of the following does not have satellite?
A. Jupiter B. Saturn C. Venus D. Pluto

II. Answer briefly.

1. Explain the Big Bang Theory.



2. List the terrestrial planets and the Jovian planets. Differentiate terrestrial planet from Jovian Planet.



3. Explain the Nebular Hypothesis.



4. What are the different types of galaxies?