Quiz about Big Bang Theory, Heliocentric and Geocentric Models

Question 1

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following?

Accepted Answer

How our universe began.

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How our planets and moons formed.

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How the sun turns hydrogen into helium.

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How fast light travels through space.

Question 2

What is the best estimate of how long ago the universe formed?

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13-15 billion years ago.

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10-12 million years ago.

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60-65 million years ago.

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20-25 trillion years ago.

Question 3

What does the Big Bang Theory tell us

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the entire universe was once condensed in the form of primeval atom, or a dense mass.

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how the universe began.

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About the popular television show.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Spectrum

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Red Shift

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Wave Length

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Microwave

Question 5

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

Accepted Answer

redshift

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blueshift

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unshift

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blackshift

Question 6

How does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big Band Theory?

Accepted Answer

Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.

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Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang

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Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives

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Only A & B

Question 7

What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Mars

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Moon

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Earth

Question 8

What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

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Earth

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Sun

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Neptune

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The Universe

Question 9

Who supported the Geocentric system?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

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Ptolemy

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Copernicus

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Galileo

Question 10

Who proposed the Heliocentric system?

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Copernicus

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Ptolemy

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Aristotle

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Galileo

Question 11

What does the Geocentric system look like?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 12

What does the Heliocentric system look like?

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 13

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

Accepted Answer

the center of the solar system

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the shape of the planets' orbits

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the movement of the moon

Question 14

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...

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ellipse

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perfect circle

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spiral

Question 15

This image shows the:

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Geocentric Solar System

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Heliocentric Solar System

Question 16

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

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telescope

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spyglass

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mirror

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magnifying glass

Question 17

Which object is the center of the solar system according to Galileo?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Earth

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Moon

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Neptune

Question 18

Who supported Copernicus's Heliocentric Model

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Galileo

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Plato

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Ptolemy

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No one

Question 19

Which astronomer first observed the phases of Venus and Jupiter's moons with the help of a telescope?

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Gailieo

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Aristarchus

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Kepler

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Aristotle

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Copernicus

Question 20

Who discovered the shape of a planet's orbit is actually an ellipse?

Accepted Answer

Kepler

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Ptolemy

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Copernicus

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Galileo

Question 21

Who used a telescope to prove that the Earth could not be the center of the universe?

Accepted Answer

Galileo

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Ptolemy

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Copernicus

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Kepler

Question 22

A scientific model that describes how the universe began is called ________________

Accepted Answer

The Big Bang Theory

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The heliocentric model

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The geocentric model

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The heliocentric and geocentric model

Question 23

How long ago do scientists believe that the Big Bang occurred?

Accepted Answer

13.7 billion years ago

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14 billion years ago

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12.7 billion years ago

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14.7 billion years ago

Question 24

How many constellations are there?

Accepted Answer

88

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89

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86

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87

Question 25

Galaxies in the universe ______________

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expand

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shrink

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do nothing

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get smaller

Question 26

What is the name of Isaac Newton's theory that we talked about in class?

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Theory of Gravity

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Theory of Relativity

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Theory of Big Bang

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Theory of the Universe

Question 27

What was Albert Einstein's theory that we talked about in class called?

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General Theory of Relativity

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General Theory of Gravity

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General Theory of Big Bang

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General Theory of the Universe

Question 28

Who didn't think the universe was moving and then felt that it was his biggest blunder?

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein

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Edwin Hubble

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Fred Hoyle

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Nicholas Copernicus

Question 29

Who discovered an electromagnetic property called the Red Shift?

Accepted Answer

Edwin Hubble

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Galileo Galilei

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Fred Hoyle

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Albert Einstein

Question 30

Who provided the first piece of evidence for the Big Bang Theory?

Accepted Answer

Edwin Hubble

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Albert Einstein

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Galileo Galilei

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Nicholas Copernicus

Question 31

A shift of light waves traveling away from the Earth is known as ____________

Accepted Answer

Red Shift

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Blue Shift

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Color Spectrum

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Band of Colors

Question 32

When sound is close to you it is high pitched, when the sound goes away from you, it is lower pitched, this is known as ________________________

Accepted Answer

Doppler Effect

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Google Effect

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Red Shift

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Topper Effect

Question 33

When light is emitted from a star or galaxy and can be separated into a band of colors, this is called a ______________

Accepted Answer

Spectrum

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Doppler Effect

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Wavelengths

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Red Shift

Question 34

Which color wavelengths are longer?

Accepted Answer

Red

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Orange

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Blue

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Purple

Question 35

Which color wavelengths are shorter?

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Blue

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Orange

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Red

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Purple

Question 36

What led Edwin Hubble to conclude that the galaxies are moving apart from each other?

Accepted Answer

The shift in absorption lines of the galaxies

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The shirt in absorption lines of Earth

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The shift in absorption lines of just our galaxy

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The shift in absorption lines of Mars

Question 37

The 2nd piece of evidence that supports the Big Bang Theory is __________________

Accepted Answer

cosmic microwave background radiation

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Red Shift

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absorption lines

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radiation

Question 38

What 2 gases does the universe consist of mainly?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen and helium

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Nitrogen and oxygen

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Nitrogen and helium

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helium and oxygen

Question 39

What is the 3rd piece of evidence for the Big Bang Theory?

Accepted Answer

The continuity of hydrogen and helium throughout the universe

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The continuity of nitrogen and oxygen throughout the universe

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The continuity of nitrogen and helium throughout the universe

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The continuity of oxygen and hydrogen throughout the universe

Question 40

Who coined the phrase Big Bang?

Accepted Answer

Fred Hoyle

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Fred Doppler

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Galileo Galilei

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Edwin Hubble

Question 41

Stars that are grouped together in patterns are known as

Accepted Answer

a constellation

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a spectrum

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a group of stars

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a band of stars

Question 42

What is at the center of the universe in the geocentric system?

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Moon

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Sun

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Mars

Question 43

Who helped develop the geocentric system?

Accepted Answer

Ptolemy

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Galileo

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Copernicus

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Kepler

Question 44

Is the geocentric model correct?

Accepted Answer

No

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Yes

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Kind of

Question 45

What is at the center of the universe in the heliocentric model?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Earth

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Mars

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Another galaxy

Question 46

What does the Greek word helios mean?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Earth

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Moon

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Star

Question 47

Who came up with the heliocentric model?

Accepted Answer

Nicolaus Copernicus

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Johannes Kepler

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Galileo Galilei

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Albert Einstein

Question 48

Who helped prove the heliocentric model?

Accepted Answer

Galileo

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Ptolemy

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Aristotle

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Einstein

Question 49

Who disagreed with Galileo who helped prove the heliocentric model?

Accepted Answer

The Catholic Church

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The Romans

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The Greeks

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The Roman Church

Question 50

What did the Catholic Church do to Galileo?

Accepted Answer

He was sentenced to life in prison and then he was put on house arrest for the rest of his life

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He was sentenced to life in prison

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They did nothing to him

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He just placed on house arrest

Question 51

Because of the telescope, what 2 things was Galileo able to discover?

Choose 2 answers

Accepted Answer

Venus goes through a series of phases like the moon

Accepted Answer

4 moons revolving around Jupiter

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2 moons revolving around Saturn

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Mars goes through a series of phases like the moon

Question 52

During the Ancient Greeks time, who observed and recorded the positions of the planets?

Accepted Answer

Tycho Brahe

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Johannes Kepler

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Nicholas Copernicus

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Ptolemy

Question 53

Who found that planets orbit as an ellipse and not a perfect circle?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Kepler

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Galileo Galilei

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Albert Einstein

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Nicolas Copernicus

Question 54

What is the moon considered to be?

Accepted Answer

a natural satellite

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another star

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a rock

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a meteor

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