The Big Bang, Universe and Galaxies

This element is the lightest,most abundant in the universe and is the key component of stars

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Oxygen

• Carbon

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

• Red Shift

• Steady state

• Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

• Nucleosynthesis

When did the big bang occur?

• 5000 yrs ag0

• 13.7 billion yrs ago

• 2 million yrs ago

• Unknown

The farther away galaxies are from us, the _______________ it is that they are moving away from us.

• more uncertain

• faster

• slower

• more unpredictable

Who said, "Not even light can escape the effects of Gravity."

• Hoyle

• Father George Lamatra

• Einstein

• Hubble

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

• How the planets & moons formed.

• How our Universe began.

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium.

• How fast light travels through space.

Einstein had a difficult time believing the Universe was _____.

• Expanding

• Static

• Eternal

• Uniform

Our theory of the universe was confirmed when the WMAP mission photographed the fossil remnant heat we now call _______

• Fusion

• Cosmic microwave background radiation

• Doppler Effect

• a Planetary Nebula

What is the study of the origins of the universe called?

• scientology

• cosmology

How long does it take light from our Sun to reach Earth?

• 3 seconds
• 8 minutes
• 57 hours
• 1 year