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The only elements in the universe were hydrogen and helium until:

• the big bang.
• humans came along.
• stars began doing fusion.
• the redshift was discovered.

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The Big Bang:

• is NOT an explosion in space.
• is an expansion OF space.
• is our best explanation for the beginning of the universe.
• All of the above.

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This is a picture of:

• The CMB.
• The Milky Way.
• The universe in the future.
• A redshifted star.

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Which of the following is NOT true about the Big Bang Theory?

• It is the scientific explanation of how life began on Earth and evolved over time.
• It is the scientific explanation for the origin of the universe.
• It states that the universe expanded from a single point and is still expanding today.
• It states that the universe used to be much hotter and smaller.

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Which scientists was responsible for coining the phrase “Big Bang?”

• Fred Doyle

• Albert Einstein

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Edwin Hubble

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As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

• unshift

• blackshift

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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

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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

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The "afterglow" of the energy from the origin of the universe that we see today.

• Cosmic microwave radiation

• sunlight

• Doppler effect

• Cosmic explosions

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The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...

• Earth

• Sun

• Universe

• Solar System

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