The Big Bang

This scientist called his theory, "Inflation".

• Einstein

• Guth

• Hubble

• Hoyle

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Who believed that the universe began with what he termed a "primeval atom"?

• Einstein

• Lamatra

• Guth

• Penzius & Wilson

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Our theory of the universe was confirmed when the WMAP mission photographed the fossil remnant heat we now call _______

• Fusion

• Cosmic microwave background radiation

• Doppler Effect

• a Planetary Nebula

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The farther away galaxies are from us, the _______________ it is that they are moving away from us.

• more uncertain

• faster

• slower

• more unpredictable

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Einstein had a difficult time believing the Universe was _____.

• Expanding

• Static

• Eternal

• Uniform

Why is the abundance of H/He throughout galaxies an important piece of evidence supporting the Big Bang?

• H/He were two of the first elements to form following the Big Bang.

• H/He are highly reactive generating hot spots.

• H/He are high mass elements formed from supernovae.

• All the above

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What is one major piece of evidence that the Big Bang theory is correct?

• astronomers have detected leftover radiation from the Big Bang

• everything in the universe has remained the in same location for billions of years

• astronomers have detected that the universe is no longer expanding

• astronomers have detected that the universe is contracting

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As part of the modern theory of the origins of the elements, it is hypothesized that before the formation of the stars, most of the matter in the universe consisted of what atoms?

• hydrogen and helium

• nitrogen and carbon

• silicon and lithium

• uranium and radium

RED shift is proof that the universe is

• expanding (getting bigger)

• contracting (getting smaller)

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What is the primary evidence for the Big Bang theory?

• Redshift of galaxies

• Existence of black holes

• Presence of dark matter

• Formation of stars

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