Earth and Space Science Final Exam

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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How did the discovery of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big Bang Theory?

• It suggests that Hydrogen and Helium were the first elements to form.
• It confirms the age of the Earth to be around 5 billion years old.
• It supports the idea that the universe used to be hotter.
• It demonstrates that the universe continues to expand.

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Which of the following is NOT true about the Big Bang Theory?

• It is the scientific explanation of how life began on Earth and evolved over time.
• It is the scientific explanation for the origin of the universe.
• It states that the universe expanded from a single point and is still expanding today.
• It states that the universe used to be much hotter and smaller.

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Which of the following is not strong evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory?

• Presence of cosmic microwave background radiation.
• The frequency of the light from distant galaxies is shifted slightly towards the red
• The estimated age of the Earth matches the estimated age of the universe.
• Abundance of Hydrogen and Helium in the universe.

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As part of the modern theory of the origins of the elements, it is hypothesized that before the formation of the stars, most of the matter in the universe consisted of what atoms?

• hydrogen and helium
• nitrogen and carbon
• silicon and lithium
• uranium and radium

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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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Why do red-shifted light spectrums from neighboring galaxies  indicate the universe is expanding?

• Red light has the shortest wavelength on the visible light spectrum
• Red light has the longest wavelength on the visible light spectrum
• Red light has both long and short wavelengths on the visible light spectrum
• Red light has neither long, not short wavelengths on the visible light spectrum

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The temperature of the CMBR today is approximately....

• 3000K
• 3K
• 10^10K
• 10^28K

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Why is the abundance of H/He throughout galaxies an important piece of evidence supporting the Big Bang?

• H/He were two of the first elements to form following the Big Bang.
• H/He are highly reactive generating hot spots.
• H/He are high mass elements formed from supernovae.
• All the above

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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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