Geometry of the Universe-MCQs

1. What is the shape of the Earth according to modern science?

• Flat
• Circular
• Oblate spheroid
• Perfect sphere

2. How many types of geometries describe the universe’s large-scale structure?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

3. What kind of universe does Euclidean geometry describe?

• Closed
• Flat
• Open
• Infinite

4. What is the geometry of a closed universe?

• Spherical
• Flat
• Hyperbolic
• Triangular

5. What kind of geometry does an open universe have?

• Spherical
• Circular
• Hyperbolic
• Planar

6. What is the geometry of the universe currently supported by most observations?

• Spherical
• Flat
• Circular
• Curved

7. Which scientist’s theory of general relativity is fundamental to our understanding of the universe’s geometry?

• Isaac Newton
• Stephen Hawking
• Albert Einstein
• Galileo Galilei

8. Which of these scientists contributed significantly to the understanding of the expanding universe?

• Johannes Kepler
• Edwin Hubble
• Tycho Brahe
• Nicolaus Copernicus

9. What is the name given to the constant representing the rate at which the universe is expanding?

• Newton’s constant
• Einstein’s constant
• Planck’s constant
• Hubble constant