Big Bang Theory

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

Which elements are most

abundant in the visible

universe?

• Helium and Carbon

• Carbon and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Helium

Galaxies that are redshifted are:

• actually blue.
• really far away.
• invisible.
• moving away from us.

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.

The Cosmic Background Radiation is:

• the remaining energy from the big bang.

• incredibly hot.

• visible to the human eye.

• only located in certain places in the universe.

Light waves that are stretched out by objects moving apart:

• have a shorter wavelength.
• travel faster than the speed of light.
• are invisible.
• appear more red.

The universe is ____________ years old.

• 8.13 billion
• 13.7 billion

• 1.83 billion
• 381 million

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

• Moving towards the Earth
• Moving away from the Earth
• This is a trick question that cannot be answered
• It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

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

An infinitely small, infinitely dense, and infinitely hot point that is believed to have existed before the big bang.

• Singularity

• Antimatter

• Little bang

• condensation nuclei