The Origin of the Universe

According to the Big Bang Theory, the universe was concentrated in a single point how long ago ?

• 15 to 20 thousand years

• 15 to 20 million years

• 15 to 20 billion years

• 15 to 20 trillion years

Which of these is not evidence that suggests that the Big Bang occurred ?

• the universe is expanding

• quasars

• cosmic background radiation

• electromagnetic waves from the Tertiary Period

According to evidence, all the galaxies in the universe are moving apart from each other.

• True

• False

The change in the pitch of sound waves as the sound approaches or leaves a source is called the :

• Doppler Effect

• Quadratic Equation

• Coriolis Effect

• Special Theory of Relativity

Light moving away from a source will cause the waves to stretch out and move to the _____________ end of the visible light spectrum.

• white

• blue

• green

• red

A small star-like object that contains tremendous amounts of energy and is found very far from the Earth (10-15 billion light years) are called :

• quarks

• mesons

• quasars

• CBR

A quasar most likely is :

• a galaxy which is just beginning to form and expand

• a star which has expanded

• a star which has exploded

• an elliptical galaxy reaching old age

Very weak energy scattered through out the universe and believed to be left over from the Big Bang is called

• a nova

• a pulsar

• the Oort Cloud

• cosmic background radiation

Which of the following is found the furthest out in the universe ?

• the Kuiper Belt

• galaxies

• quasars

• cosmic background radiation

Which is the correct sequence in which the universe was supposedly created ? - from earliest to most recent -

• the solar system - quasars - cosmic background radiation - galaxies

• cosmic background radiation - quasars - galaxies - the solar system

• quasars - the solar system - galaxies - cosmic background radiation

• cosmic background radiation - the solar system - galaxies - quasars