Big Bang Theory Lesson

How old do scientists think the Universe is?

• 13.7 billion years old

• 4.5 billion years old

• 24,000 years old

• 5 years old

The rapid expansion of matter after the Big Bang is known as

• explosion

• protostars

• red shift

• inflation

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What were the original two elements in our universe?

• Lithium and Carbon
• Hydrogen and Neon
• Helium and Chlorine
• Hydrogen and Helium

What does the Big Bang theory suggest?

• The universe was just there
• The Milky Way is the only solar system
• The universe is continually expanding
• The universe is collapsing in toward a single point

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What was contained in the singularity that gave rise to the Big Bang? Choose the best answer.

• gamma rays

• electrons in a highly excited state

• one atom of every known element in our universe

• all the mass, energy, and time in the universe

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This contains all space and matter

• Universe

• Galaxy

• Super Nova

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Observations of space indicate that most matter in the universe is ___.

• hydrogen, helium, and dark matter

• gold and plutonium

• oxygen and water vapor

• carbon

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Most distant galaxies show a RED SHIFT. This is considered EVIDENCE that the universe is ___.

• getting cooler

• expanding

• condensing into a small point

• swirling around

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The CMB (Cosmic Background Radiation) is:

• the remaining energy from the big bang.

• incredibly cool.

• a cloud of light

• only located in certain places in the universe.

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Which of the following is not evidence of the Big Bang?

• red shifting of galaxies

• the gradual slowing of the speed of galaxies

• evenness of cosmic background radiation

• abundance of smaller elements in the universe

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