telescopes and big bang

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

Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

• Red Shift

• Wave Length

• Spectrum

• Microwave

Which elements are most

abundant in the visible

universe?

• Hydrogen and Carbon

• Carbon and Helium

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Helium

How does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big BangTheory?

• Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.

• Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang

• Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives

• Cosmic Microwaves do not support big bang theory

How does the abundance of hydrogen and helium support the Big Bang Theory.

• Hydrogen and helium are elements on the Periodic Table

• Hydrogen and helium are in the same ratio throughout the universe.

• Hydrogen and helium have many current uses today

Galaxies that are redshifted are:

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

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
• 13.8 billion
• 1.83 billion
• 381 million

The change in wavelength of light or SOUND that is due to the relative motion of the source towards or away from an observer.

• Radar Effect
• Doppler Effect
• Light Effect
• Reflection