Big Bang Theory

What type of radiation in the universe is believed to the residue of the early universe?

• cosmic background microwave

• infrared rays

• radio waves

• ultraviolet waves

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What force prevents individual galaxies from increasing in size despite the continuous expansion

of the universe?

• black hole

• dark matter

• gravity

• redshift

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What is the estimated age of the universe?

• 13.5 billion

• 13.7 billion

• 15.8 billion

• 18.3 billion

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Where does the universe originate according to the big bang theory?

• cosmic explosion

• light elements

• nucleosynthesis

• singularity

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What happens to the brightness of a galaxy that is moving towards the Earth?

• increase

• decrease

• increase in light year

• shifted in spectrum

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What is a theory?

• an educated guess

• scientific opinion

• validated conclusion

• well tested observation

What does the big bang theory explain?

• redshift phenomenon

• relationship of distance and velocity

• the origin of heavenly bodies

• the origin of the universe

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Who observed galaxies moving away from us?

• Hubble

• Lemaitre

• Penzias

• Wilson

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What is the central idea of the big bang theory?

• All matter in the universe started

  at a single point of origin.

• As the universe continues to

  expand, it will eventually

  collapse.

• When two or more galaxies

  collide, a big bang occurs.

• The current universe is at its

  original location of the cosmic

  explosion.

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What evidence support the big bang theory?

• The universe is expanding.

• The universe is getting smaller.

• The universe is NOT moving.

• The universe has several cosmic

  explosions.

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