Beyond the Big Bang Open Notes Quiz

Hubble observed that galaxies are

• expanding
• moving away from us
• moving towards us
• standing still

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

What does the Big Bang Theory tell us

• About the popular television show.

• the entire universe was once condensed in the form of primeval atom, or a dense mass.

• how the universe began.

What does the Big Bang theory suggest?

• The universe was just there
• The Milky Way is the only solar system
• The universe is continually expanding
• The universe is collapsing in toward a single point

Why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted?

• They produce more red light than nearby galaxies

• They are moving away from us

• The longer wavelengths are filtered out more by dust

• They are moving toward us

What were the original two elements in our universe?

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

The "afterglow" of the energy from the origin of the universe that we see today.

• Cosmic microwave radiation

• sunlight

• Doppler effect

• Cosmic explosions

The universe is approximately ____________ years old.

• 8.13 billion

• 13.8 billion

• 1.83 billion

• 381 million

The Big Bang:

• was NOT an explosion in space and did NOT make a loud noise.

• is believed to be the point when a super force split into our four known forces (gravity, electromagnetic, strong & weak nuclear forces).

• is our best explanation for the beginning of the universe.

• All of the these.