Big Bang Quiz

According to the ________________, all of the matter and energy in the Universe was once condensed into a single, incredibly dense point, which then exploded and began to expand in all directions.

• Steady State Theory

• Big Bang Theory

• Cosmology

• Hubble's Law

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Immediately after the big bang, the Universe began to __________.

• Cool Down

• Shrink

• Heat Up

• Condense

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What does the Big Bang Theory say?

• All of the matter in the Universe exploded from a tiny, dense point

• Two galaxies collided causing a big bang

• The universe was created in its current location

• The universe is collapsing and getting smaller.

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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

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How old do scientists think the Universe is?

• 13.8 billion years old
• 4.5 billion years old
• 24,000 years old
• 5 years old

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Which of the following is evidence of the Big Bang Theory?

• Cavemen heard a loud bang at the beginning of time.
• The universe isn't moving
• The universe is expanding
• The universe is getting smaller

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Which of the following best describes the expansion of the universe?

• As space expands, matter spreads out to fill up the empty space.
• Expansion involves the spreading of matter into infinite and empty space.
• As space expands the empty space between matter increases.
• As space expands, matter continually is created to fill that space.

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The universe is ___________________________.

• shrinking

• expanding

• exploding

• laughing

After 100 million years, the gases in the universe became hot and dense enough to form ____________________.

• planets

• stars

• solar systems

• galaxies

Our galaxy is called the ____________________________-.

• Mars

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Drumstick