Big Bang Theory 2024

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

• What our universe started from

• How our universe expanded

• How the solar system started

• why the universe exists

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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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Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

• left over Matter

• leftover Energy

• Visible Light in stars

• dangerous rays from black holes

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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

As galaxies move away from our galaxy a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

• unshift

• blackshift

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What was the Big Bang?

• an unfolding of the universe

• an explosion that started the universe

• an huge nuclear fusion that stated all stars

• A theory that described why travels in a straight line

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How old do scientists think the Universe is?

• 13.8 billion years old
• 4.5 billion years old
• 24,000 years old
• been around forever

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The universe is expanding!  This means that:

• all of the galaxies are spreading out.
• the universe must have started from a single point.
• the universe is cooling down.
• all of the above.

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The only element in the universe was hydrogen until:

• the big bang.
• humans came along.
• stars began doing fusion.
• the redshift was discovered.

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The universe is expanding.  This means that:

• Galaxies are getting bigger.
• Atoms are getting bigger.
• The universe is creating more matter.
• The amount of space between galaxies is increasing.