Universe Origins and Waves

Which field of science studies the origin, evolution and future of the universe?

• astronomy

• astrophysics

• cosmology

• aeronautics

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Who among the following first suggested the Big Bang theory in the 1920s when he theorized that the universe began as a primordial atom?

• Vesto Slipher

• George Lemaitre

• Edwin Hubble

• Fred Hoyle

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Who among the following found in his telescope observations that the farther away the galaxy was, the faster it appeared to be moving away from us?

• George Lemaitre

• Fred Hoyle

• Vesto Slipher

• Edwin Hubble

Light was unleashed in the universe about 380,000 years after the Big Bang.

• True

• False.

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Which wave has a higher frequency?

• A
• B

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The universe is expanding!  This means that:

• all of the galaxies are spreading out.
• the universe must have started from a single point.
• the universe is cooling down.
• all of the above.

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The age of the universe is probably close to___________________

• 14 billion years

• 4 ½ billion years

• 5,000 years

• 14,000 years

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All the stars we observe from Earth emit light that is shifted, to varying degrees, to longer wavelengths. This evidence is used to support the Big Bang Theory because it shows that stars we observe -

• are all older than our Sun.

• are made up of helium gas.

• use nuclear fusion to make light.

• are moving away from us.

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What were the original two elements in our universe?

• Hydrogen and Lithium

• Helium and Oxygen

• Helium and Hydrogen

• None of the above

___________ is a point in space/ or a moment in time where the universe was infinitely hot and dense.

• Inflation Phase

• Singularity Phase

• Nucleosynthesis Phase

• Recombination Phase

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