Space Science Review 1

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 is NOT evidence of the Big Bang Theory?

• Abundance of Hydrogen and Helium
• CMBR everywhere
• Stars that are blue shifted
• the universe is getting bigger

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Why does a planet move faster when close to the Sun?

• It's excited

• gravity from Sun pushes harder so it goes faster

• solar energy speeds it up

• gravity of Sun pulls harder so it goes faster

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Which of the following is NOT true about the Big Bang Theory?

• It is the scientific explanation of how life began on Earth and evolved over time.
• It is the scientific explanation for the origin of the universe.
• It states that the universe expanded from a single point and is still expanding today.
• It states that the universe used to be much hotter and smaller.

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What can we conclude from the observation that nearly all galaxies are moving away from us?

• Massive black holes are drawing galaxies away from Earth.
• The Sun and Earth are located at the center of the universe.
• Everything in the universe is moving the same direction.
• The once-smaller universe is expanding in all directions.

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Why do red-shifted light spectrums from neighboring galaxies  indicate the universe is expanding?

• Red light has the shortest wavelength on the visible light spectrum
• Red light has the longest wavelength on the visible light spectrum
• Red light has both long and short wavelengths on the visible light spectrum
• Red light has neither long, not short wavelengths on the visible light spectrum

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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

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

• Red Shift

• Wave Length

• Spectrum

• Microwave

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The three pieces of evidence for our current theory of the universe are:

• blueshift, CMB, moon landing.
• redshift, IBM, Andromeda galaxy.
• redshift, CMB, distribution of elements.
• doppler effect, light spectra, fusion.

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Galaxies that are redshifted are:

• actually blue.
• really far away.
• invisible.
• moving away from us.

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