Big Big Bang Theory Evidence

The amount of hydrogen and helium found in the universe is _____ the Big Bang theory.

• less than what's predicted by
• much greater than what's predicted by
• exactly what's predicted by
• doesn't have anything to do with

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Big Bang theory says that

• the early universe was small, hot, and dense
• there is no God.
• something came from nothing
• the universe's age can't be known

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What is the Cosmic Microwave Background?

• leftover light from the Big Bang
• predicted before it was discovered
• has been measured, is very smooth
• all of these

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Galaxies that are moving away from us look more _____ than expected.

• white
• blue
• yellow
• red

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Why is the Big Bang theory the most accepted explanation of how the early Universe behaved?

• it's been proven correct beyond any doubt
• it's the simplest explanation of the evidence
• it's based on science and religion
• it hasn't been changed by scientists

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We see more helium in the Universe than could have been made in stars.  This means that

• the early universe was very cold
• the universe is about 10,000 years old
• galaxies are moving away
• the early universe was very hot

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Which is *not* evidence for the Big Bang theory?

• red-shifted galaxies
• hieroglypiphics describing the instant of the Big Bang
• smooth cosmic background radiation
• amounts of hydrogen and helium

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How can we know about the conditions of the early universe?

• we can't
• reading ancient manuscripts
• learning how matters acts at high temperatures
• learning how matter acts at low temperatures

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As galaxies move away from us, the light waves we see coming from them are

• scrunched together.
• louder.
• not affected in any way.
• stretched out.

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