Big Bang

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

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Which statement is true?

• The galaxies are moving toward us.

• The galaxies are moving away from us.

• The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

• None of the above

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Light emitted from a star or galaxy moving away from us is stretched out, which is called ________.

• Red Shift

• Wave Length

• Blue Shift

• Infrared

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Which elements are most

abundant in the visible

universe?

• Hydrogen and Carbon

• Carbon and Helium

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Helium

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As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• red shift

• blue shift

• unshift

• wave shift

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Red light has a ______ pitch, or frequency, than the blue end.

• Lower

• Higher

• Same

• Faster

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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

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

• Abundance of Hydrogen and Helium
• CMBR everywhere
• Stars that are blue shifted
• the universe is getting bigger

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What can we conclude from the observation that nearly all galaxies are moving away from us?

• Massive black holes are drawing galaxies away from Earth.
• The Sun and Earth are located at the center of the universe.
• Everything in the universe is moving the same direction.
• The once-smaller universe is expanding in all directions.

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Which of the following is the best description of the Big Bang Theory?

• The Big Bang Theory is the prevailing model about the universe’s origin and is supported by observations of the universe’s expansion.
• The Big Bang Theory is just one of the ideas about the universe’s origin, many of which are equally respected by the scientific community.
• The Big Bang Theory states that pre-existing matter was compacted into a hot and dense form and suddenly exploded into infinite, empty space.
• The Big Bang Theory is the scientific explanation of how the Sun, Earth, and the rest of the Solar System were formed at the beginning of time.

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