Big Bang Theory Quiz Review

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

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

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

• Red Shift

• Wave Length

• Line Emission Spectrum

• Microwave

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

• Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.

• Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang

• Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives

• Only A & B

What does the Big Bang Theory tell us

• About the popular television show.

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

• how the universe began.

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

• Matter

• Energy

• Visible Light

• Water

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

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

• Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.

• Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang

• Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives

What does the Big Bang theory suggest?

• The universe was just there
• The Milky Way is the only solar system
• The universe is continually expanding
• The universe is collapsing in toward a single point

Why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted?

• They produce more red light than nearby galaxies

• They are moving away from us

• The longer wavelengths are filtered out more by dust

• They are moving toward us

What were the original two elements in our universe?

• Lithium and Carbon
• Hydrogen and Neon
• Helium and Chlorine
• Hydrogen and Helium