Cosmic Calendar- preliminary copy- example questions

How does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big Bang Theory?

• Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.

• Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang

• Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives

The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...

• Earth

• Sun

• Universe

• Solar System

What were the original two elements in our universe?

• Lithium and Carbon
• Hydrogen and Neon
• Helium and Chlorine
• Hydrogen and Helium

Our theory of the universe was confirmed by the discovery of:

• fusion.
• cosmic microwave background radiation.
• the Andromeda galaxy.
• the Doppler effect.

The oldest existing stars, such as those found in globular star clusters and the center of the Milky Way, are called:

• Population III stars

• Population I stars

• Population II stars

What is a general term for the creation of elements in stars?

• NuclearGenesis

• Cosmic Microwave Background

• Hubble

• Nucleosynthesis

Younger stars, such as our sun, and stars in open clusters such as the Pleiades, represent which star population?

• Population I stars

• Population II stars

• Population III stars

How much of the universe contains "ordinary" matter, such as stars, planets, and all the atoms that make up everything we see and can touch?

• 50%

• 49%

• 4.9%

• 15%

Nucleosysnthesis is

• the creation of the nucleus in atoms

• when hydrogen fuses to create helium

• the creation of elements in the stars

• the making of synthetic material

Our sun is considered a

• medium sized star

• supernova

• a giant star

• a small star