Big Bang Theory Assessment Review

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

Which statement is true?

• The galaxies are moving toward us.

• The galaxies are moving away from us.

• The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

• None of the above

Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

• Red Shift

• Wave Length

• Spectrum

• Microwave

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

• Matter

• Energy

• Visible Light

• Water

Which elements are most

abundant in the visible

universe?

• Hydrogen and Carbon

• Carbon and Helium

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Helium

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

• unshift

• blackshift

Red light has a ______ pitch, or frequency, than the blue end.

• Low

• High

• the same

• nice

How old do scientists think the Universe is?

• 13.8 billion years old
• 4.5 billion years old
• 24,000 years old
• 5 years old

What 2 things make up everything in the Universe?

• Matter and Heat
• Energy and Matter
• Energy and Dust
• Mass and Volume

What do the initial moments after the Big Bang have in common with the universe as it exists now?

• a. All the stars, galaxies, and planets that exist today were formed just a few moments after the Big Bang.

  
  

• b. The universe back then could not sustain life, and it cannot sustain life now.

• c. The universe was extremely hot then, and it is still extremely hot now.

• d. The universe began expanding then, and it is still expanding today.