EM + Big Bang Review

Galaxies that are redshifted are:

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

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Light waves that are stretched out by objects moving apart:

• have a shorter wavelength.
• travel faster than the speed of light.
• are invisible.
• appear more red.

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CMB stands for:

• Colorful Mystic Background Rehearsal.
• Cosmic Mini Butterfly Repellent.
• Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
• Cute Microwave Button Reversal.

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The universe is ____________ years old.

• 8.13 billion
• 13.8 billion
• 1.83 billion
• 381 million

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What was the first element created after the big bang occurred and the universe began to cool?

• carbon
• hydrogen
• iron
• lead

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According to the Big Bang Theory the universe is __________.

• constant
• depleting
• expanding
• exploding

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What was the first element created after the big bang occurred and the universe began to cool?

• carbon
• hydrogen
• iron
• lead

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A gigantic explosion that causes the death of a large star is called

• pulsar
• red giant 
• supernova
• black hole

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Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.

• Mass
• Wave
• Current

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A light year is...

• The speed light travels
• How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
• The distance light can travel in a year
• How many years it takes light to be emitted

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