Fall Final: Space & Weather

The Big Bang Theory states that the universe started from the expansion of a ...

• large, flat sheet

• small, dense point

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the faint glow that fills the universe and is a "fossil-image" of the Big Bang?

• red shift

• blue shift

• cosmic microwave background radiation

• ultraviolet light radiation

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What had to occur after the big bang so that protons, neutrons, and atoms could form?

• shrinking

• heating

• drifting

• cooling

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Why is red-shift considered evidence that the universe is expanding?

• Blue wavelengths are shorter, so the waves are moving away from us.

• Red wavelengths are longer, so the waves are moving away from us.

• Red wavelengths are longer, so the waves are moving toward us.

• Red wavelengths are shorter, so the waves are moving away from us.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What is the reaction in which two hydrogen (H) atoms combine together to form helium (He)?

• fusion

• bonding

• diffraction

• electrostatic attraction

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The universe is _______ and _______ than our solar system.

• younger, larger

• older, larger

What were the first elements formed?

• nitrogen and iron

• hydrogen and helium

• carbon and oxygen

• chlorine and sodium

What are the three main pieces of evidence for the big bang?

• red-shifting galaxies

• the cosmic microwave background radiation

• the abundance of H and He elements in the universe

• all of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The life cycles of stars are determined by their:

• luminosity

• color

• mass

• distance from Earth

Our sun is currently in what star stage?

• protostar

• red giant

• main sequence

• nebula