Big Bang Theory Quiz

How is a theory different from a guess? Choose the best answer.

• a theory cannot be disproven; a guess can be

• a theory is backed up by hard evidence; a guess is not

• a theory is agreed upon by scientists; a guess is only agreed upon by laypeople

• a theory is usually very old; a guess is usually very new

Where is the center of the universe located?

• there is no center of the universe

• at the center of the Milky Way galaxy

• 14.5 Billion Light away from Earth

• in a large singularity near the Andromeda Galaxy

Which word best describes a singularity?

• large

• cold

• dense

• flammable

What was contained in the singularity that gave rise to the Big Bang? Choose the best answer.

• gamma rays

• electrons in a highly excited state

• one atom of every known element in our universe

• all the mass, energy, and time in the universe

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Which term best describes conditions a few seconds after the Big Bang took place?

• frigid

• scorching

• liquid

• placid

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What do the initial moments after the Big Bang have in common with the universe as it exists now? Choose the best answer.

• all the stars, galaxies, and planets that exist today were formed moments after the Big Bang

• the universe could not sustain life back then, and it cannot sustain life now

• the universe is extremely hot then, and it is still extremely hot now

• the universe began expanding then, and it is still expanding now

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Place the following in sequence: A) Hubble makes his discoveries; B) Cosmic background radiation is first detected; C) Lemaitre proposes his theory

• A, B, C

• B, C, A

• C, A, B

• C, B, A

According to the Big Bang theory, how old is the universe?

• 6,000 years

• 65 million years old

• 4.5 billion years

• 14.5 billion years

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What is one major piece of evidence that the Big Bang theory is correct?

• astronomers have detected leftover radiation from the Big Bang

• everything in the universe has remained the in same location for billions of years

• astronomers have detected that the universe is no longer expanding

• astronomers have detected that the universe is contracting

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