PJHS Space Test I Review

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

• Matter

• Energy

• Visible Light

• Water

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

• Spectrum (or spectral lines)

• Microwave

• Radiation

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As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

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

• Earth

• Sun

• Universe

• Solar System

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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

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What were the original two elements in our universe?

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

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

• Cosmic microwave radiation

• sunlight

• Doppler effect

• Cosmic explosions

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What happens to the wavelengths of energy if they are moving AWAY from a source?

• The waves stretch out and get longer.

• The waves compress and get shorter.

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Cell phones and televisions use this type of EM wave.  It has the longest wavelength with the lowest frequency.

• radio wave
• tv wave
• Gamma wave
• ultra violet

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Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the range of light that can be detected by the human eye? 

• ultraviolet light
• visible light
• infrared light
• x-rays

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