Astronomy Unit Test

Select all that apply. The first elements created after the big bang were...

• Neon

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Carbon

Red shift of galaxies was first observed by which scientist?

• Albert Einstein

• Edwin Hubble

• Watson and Crick

• Neil Degrasse Tyson

Which of the following is NOT evidence of the Big Bang Theory?

• Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

• Abundance of Hydrogen and Helium (Nucleosynthesis)

• Dark Matter

• The Expansion of the Universe

How are distant galaxies moving from our perspective?

• They appear to be moving towards us

• They appear to be moving away from us

• They appear to be moving only a little or not at all

• Motion through space is not possible

The abundance of elements in the universe consist of about 75% hydrogen, 25% helium, and trace amounts of heavier elements.

• True

• False

How old is the universe?

• 100 trillion years

• 1 billion years

• 13.8 million years

• 13.8 billion years

The Big Bang Theory is the most widely accepted theory about the origin of the universe.

• True

• False

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

What is the CMBR

• The shape of the universe
• The first primordial elements
• Red shifted galaxies
• Leftover heat from the Big Bang 

What does the Big Bang theory suggest?

• The universe was just there

• The Milky Way is the only galaxy

• The universe is continually expanding

• The universe is collapsing in toward a single point