The Universe Revision

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

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

• Red Shift

• Wave Length

• Spectrum

• Microwave

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As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

• unshift

• blackshift

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How does the abundance of hydrogen and helium support the Big Bang Theory.

• Hydrogen and helium are elements on the Periodic Table

• Hydrogen and helium are in the same ratio throughout the universe.

• Hydrogen and helium have many current uses today

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

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

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The universe is expanding!  This means that:

• all of the galaxies are spreading out.
• the universe must have started from a single point.
• the universe is cooling down.
• all of the above.

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How long does it take light from our Sun to reach Earth?

• 3 seconds
• 8 minutes
• 57 hours
• 1 year

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Spectroscopes can tell us all of these about except...

• Temperature of a star
• Elements that make up a star
• Age of a star
• Size of a star

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According to the Big Bang Theory, which graph best represents the relationship between time and the size of the universe from the beginning of the universe to the present?

• Size decreasing as time increases
• Size and time both increasing
• Size does not change as time increases
• Size increases, then decreases as time increases

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