Cosmology

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

• A spiral galaxy

• A barred spiral galaxy

• An elliptical galaxy

• An irregular galaxy

What is NOT evidence of the Big Bang Theory?

• All galaxies are moving away from us

• The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

• Dark Energy

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What is the mass that we think is there but cannot directly detect?

• Dark Energy

• Dark Matter

• Dark Clothing

• Dark Stars

What kind of Universe do astronomers think we have?

• An Open Universe

• A Closed Universe

• A Flat Universe

• A Gravitational Universe

Which of the following ideas make up the Big Bang Theory?

• The Universe is currently expanding.

• The Universe was once hot and dense.

• The Universe has a finite size.

• The Universe is unbounded.

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Penzias and Wilson are known for their accidental discovery of the cosmic microwave background and their infamous act of murdering...

• pigeons.

• dolphins.

• snakes.

• prairie dogs.

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Who observed that light from distance galaxies is redshifted?

• Hubble

• Einstein

• Oppenheimer

• Herschel

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The Hubble Law states...

• v = H_od

• E = mc²

• v = 2πR/t

• Rs=2GM/c²

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Cosmic Background Radiation is...

• Alpha Particles from the nearest black hole

• The light from our sun

• The leftover energy from the formation of our sun

• The leftover energy from the Big Bang

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The three types of galaxies are...

• Spiral, Round, Cluster

• Spyro, Egg, Irregular

• Spiral, Oblong, Everlong

• Spiral, Elliptical, Irregular