What was the Last name of the Catholic priest who first postulated the Big Bang theory?

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What was the last name of the astronomer who HATED the big bang and believed in the Steady State Universe

• Hoyle

• Hubble

• LeMaitre

• LeForge

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Who discovered that other galaxies are not a part of our milky way and that most galaxies are moving away from us.

• Hoyle

• Hubble

• LeMaitre

• LeForge

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Who postulated a the theory of relativity and that matter and energy can change from one to the other.

• Hoyle

• Hubble

• LeMaitre

• Einstein

What is the last name of one of the scientists who accidentally discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation? (you can type either of the two names and it will be correct)

The Cosmic ______________ background radiation is one of the evidences for the big bang theory.

• microwave

• gamma ray

• inferred

• beta decay

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The cosmic elemental abundance is an evidence of the Big Bang that states the majority of the elements and atoms in the universe is...

• Hydrogen

• Carbon

• Iron

• Silicon

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When galaxies are moving away from us they are ________ shifted

• Red

• Blue

• Green

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T/F Galaxies that are further away from us are LESS red shifted and therefore they are SLOWING down as they move away from us.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is not a problem with the big bang

• Edges of universe are wider than they should be, therefore couldn't have interacted

• The universe is "flatter" than expected, it should have more of a time space curve to it.

• Not enough Magnetic monopoles as predicted by the Big Bang

• Close galaxies are more "calmed down" than far away galaxies. Active Galaxies are far away and thus in the history of the universe.

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