Home › Quizzes › The Shape of the Universe

The Shape of the Universe

This quiz will test your knowledge about the shape of the universe.

15 Questions Published
Play Quiz Practise this topic out loud

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the shape of the universe?

  1. Flat
  2. Spherical
  3. Hyperbolic
  4. Toroidal
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the evidence that the universe is flat?

  1. The cosmic microwave background radiation
  2. The distribution of galaxies
  3. The expansion of the universe
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the curvature of the universe?

  1. Positive
  2. Negative
  3. Zero
  4. None of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the fate of the universe?

  1. It will continue to expand forever
  2. It will eventually stop expanding and collapse
  3. It will eventually reach a state of equilibrium
  4. None of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the shape of the observable universe?

  1. Spherical
  2. Ellipsoidal
  3. Toroidal
  4. None of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the radius of the observable universe?

  1. 46 billion light-years
  2. 93 billion light-years
  3. 13.8 billion light-years
  4. None of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the volume of the observable universe?

  1. 10^80 cubic light-years
  2. 10^78 cubic light-years
  3. 10^82 cubic light-years
  4. None of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the mass of the observable universe?

  1. 10^53 kilograms
  2. 10^50 kilograms
  3. 10^55 kilograms
  4. None of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the average density of the observable universe?

  1. 10^-26 kilograms per cubic meter
  2. 10^-28 kilograms per cubic meter
  3. 10^-30 kilograms per cubic meter
  4. None of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the temperature of the cosmic microwave background radiation?

  1. 2.725 Kelvin
  2. 2.726 Kelvin
  3. 2.727 Kelvin
  4. None of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the age of the universe?

  1. 13.8 billion years
  2. 13.9 billion years
  3. 14.0 billion years
  4. None of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Hubble constant?

  1. 70 kilometers per second per megaparsec
  2. 71 kilometers per second per megaparsec
  3. 72 kilometers per second per megaparsec
  4. None of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the cosmological constant?

  1. 10^-122 meters^-2
  2. 10^-123 meters^-2
  3. 10^-124 meters^-2
  4. None of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the future of the universe?

  1. It will continue to expand forever
  2. It will eventually stop expanding and collapse
  3. It will eventually reach a state of equilibrium
  4. None of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the ultimate fate of the universe?

  1. The Big Crunch
  2. The Big Freeze
  3. The Big Rip
  4. None of the above
← Back to Quizzes