The Universe: Beginnings by Anthony Carpi, Ph.D. Reading Quiz Teach with this What is the approximate age of the universe? 100,000 years 15 billion years 15 million years undetermined What is a nebula? a cataclysmic explosion a dense cloud of atoms a solar system the Big Bang A supernovae is: a planet an end of the universe an explosion of a star the creation of life How many planets are in our solar system? five nine nineteen twenty-nine What is the order of planets from farthest to closest from the sun? Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Pluto, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus and Mercury In what galaxy was the sun born? the Big Bang galaxy the Milky Way galaxy the New Way galaxy the Supernovae galaxy How were the planets in the solar system formed? Dust and gases began to clump together to form planets around the sun Nebulae started to form planets around the sun None of the choices Planets started to form as a result of nuclear fusion in the sun Score Quiz