Big Bang Theory Reading

Big Bang Theory Reading

Assessment

Passage

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2, Analyzing, Understanding

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Standards-aligned

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Jamie Lock

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the Big Bang theory, how did the universe begin?

From a single point billions of years ago

From multiple points simultaneously

From a collision of galaxies

From a gradual expansion of space

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Explain how the Doppler shift is related to the movement of galaxies.

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Analyzing

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The universe is estimated to be ___ billion years old.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the role of dark energy in the universe's expansion?

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Understanding

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As galaxies move away from Earth, their light is shifted towards which end of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Red

Blue

Green

Yellow

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Describe the process by which stars and galaxies formed after the Big Bang.

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Analyzing

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The phenomenon where light from galaxies is stretched as they move away from Earth is known as the ___ shift.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-1