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This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Physics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The brightest star in a constellation _________ |
| A. | Alpha |
| B. | Omega |
| C. | Pulsar |
| D. | Beta |
| Answer» B. Omega | |
| 2. |
Nova are thought to occur in a system, X, in which a white-dwarf star orbits a red giant star. What is X? |
| A. | Triple System |
| B. | Binary system |
| C. | Compact system |
| D. | Congenial system |
| Answer» C. Compact system | |
| 3. |
The cluster of galaxies which is farthest from the Earth is __________ |
| A. | Abel 2218 |
| B. | Milky way |
| C. | Andromeda |
| D. | Cartwheel |
| Answer» B. Milky way | |
| 4. |
Most of the helium of the universe was produced __________ |
| A. | In stars |
| B. | In quasars |
| C. | At the time the cosmic background radiation was formed |
| D. | First ten minutes of the expansion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The brightest nebula in the sky is __________ |
| A. | Orion |
| B. | Pleiades |
| C. | Cepheid |
| D. | Trifid |
| Answer» B. Pleiades | |
| 6. |
The theory which believes that the universe works like a heart beating in rhythms is _________ |
| A. | Oscillating Universe Theory |
| B. | Slowing down theory |
| C. | Big crunch theory |
| D. | Big bang theory |
| Answer» B. Slowing down theory | |
| 7. |
What will happen if the density of the universe is less than the critical density? |
| A. | The Universe will contract |
| B. | The Universe will contract and then rebound |
| C. | The universe will stop expanding |
| D. | The universe will keep expanding forever |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Leptons and quarks are called the survivors. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 9. |
The cosmic background radiation observed is starlight. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 10. |
The rate of expansion of the universe is __________ |
| A. | Decelerating |
| B. | Accelerating |
| C. | Constant |
| D. | Zero |
| Answer» C. Constant | |
| 11. |
The expansion age of the universe is about _________ |
| A. | 1 billion years |
| B. | 10 billion years |
| C. | 100 billion years |
| D. | 1000 billion years |
| Answer» D. 1000 billion years | |
| 12. |
Which of the following is not an implication of Hubble s law? |
| A. | The universe is expanding |
| B. | We are in the center of the universe |
| C. | The universe had a beginning |
| D. | The universe was once denser than it is now |
| Answer» C. The universe had a beginning | |
| 13. |
Evidence that much of the mass of the universe consist of dark energy has come from __________ |
| A. | measuring the density of matter in the solar system |
| B. | determining the distance to the Coma cluster |
| C. | determining the distance to quasars |
| D. | observing extremely distant supernovae |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Cosmology is the branch of science concerned with the ____________ |
| A. | Formation of Planets |
| B. | Formation of Stars |
| C. | Formation of Universe |
| D. | Formation of Black holes |
| Answer» D. Formation of Black holes | |