Big Bang and Gravity Quiz Review

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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A _____________ is a system of billions of stars and all of the planets that orbit around them.

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Universe

• Planet

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Light energy moves in

• Waves

• Particles

• Condensation

• Plasma

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When a galaxy is moving away from Earth, the wavelength of light it is giving off is

• Stretched

• Squeezed Together

• Broken Up

• Burnt Out

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In red shift, the wavelengths of light become

• Longer

• Shorter

• Bluer

• Slower

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The one piece of evidence for our current theory of the universe are:

• blueshift

• redshift

• doppler effect

The universe is expanding!  This means that:

• all of the galaxies are spreading out.
• the universe must have started from a single point.
• the universe is cooling down.
• all of the above.

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What is true about these stars?

• Both of these stars are moving away from us.
• Both of these stars are moving towards us.
• Both of these stars are blueshifted.
• The star Sirius is closer to us.

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What is the best evidence for the Big Bang theory?

• How fast light can travel
• The expansion of the Universe
• Creation of new planets

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Red Shift means

• galaxies are moving towards each other
• galaxies are moving away from each other

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