Big Bang Theory Quiz - 1st

The Big Bang Theory explains

• The origin of the Universe
• The creation of the Earth
• The evolution of species
• The formation of the Solar System

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Match the following

• matter/energy combined in 1 area

• Dark Ages

• Only thing in existence is energy &atoms

• Expansion

• 1 second after the Big Bang.

• Singularity

• objects are moving away from observer

• Red Shift of Light

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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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What is true about these stars?

• Both of these stars are moving away from us.
• Both of these stars are moving towards us.
• Both of these stars are blueshifted.
• The star Sirius is closer to us.

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Match the following

• 2%

• Hydrogen

• 24%

• Other

• 74%

• Helium

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What percentage of remaining afterglow still remains in the sky to this day

• 14%

• 25%

• 2.5%

• 100%

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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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The Red Shift of Light (Doppler Effect) states that celestial objects such as stars and galaxies are moving

• closer to the object

• away from the object

• with the object

• towards the object

Which word best describes a singularity?

• large

• cold

• dense

• flammable