The Big Bang Theory Unit

According to the Big Bang Theory, what is happening to the size of the universe?

• The universe is growing

• The universe is shrinking

• The universe is staying the same size

• The universe rides on the back of four elephants, supported by a turtle.

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What does the BBT hypothesize about the size of the early universe?

• The universe used to be much much larger than it is today.

• The universe used to be a tiny speck of super-dense matter.

• The universe has always been the same size

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How old was the universe when the very first atoms started to form?

• Atoms formed at the instant of the Big Bang

• Atoms formed a few hundred million years after the Big Bang

• Atoms formed in the first seconds after the Big Bang

• Atoms still haven't formed. We can't see them, so they don't exist.

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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

When did the big bang occur?

• 5000 yrs ag0

• 13.7 billion yrs ago

• 2 million yrs ago

• Unknown

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Which description is considered most accurate regarding what actually happened during the Big Bang?

• Two galaxies collided causing an immense explosion as stars crashed into one another

• All of what would become the universe was concentrated in a single small point, or singularity, which rapidly expanded into what is now stars, planets, galaxies, matter, and energy.

• All matter emerged from a massive black hole at the center of the universe.

• Parts of the sun were ripped off by massive internal explosions and were thrown into space where they cooled to become other things, like plants, comets, and other galaxies.

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Which of the following is the best description of the Big Bang Theory?

• The Big Bang Theory is the prevailing model about the universe’s origin and is supported by observations of the universe’s expansion.

• The Big Bang Theory is just one of the ideas about the universe’s origin, many of which are equally respected by the scientific community.

• The Big Bang Theory states that pre-existing matter was compacted into a hot and dense form and suddenly exploded into infinite, empty space.

• The Big Bang Theory is the scientific explanation of how the Sun, Earth, and the rest of the Solar System were formed at the beginning of time.

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According to the big bang theory, the universe was formed about ​ ​ (a)  

• 14 billion years ago

• 4.7 billion years ago

• 700 billion years ago

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How long ago did the universe begin?

• 13.8 billion years ago

• 4.6 billion years ago

• 10 million years ago

• 5 million years ago

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According to our current estimates of the matter in the universe, what will happen to the size of the universe as it ages?

• The universe will continue to get bigger and bigger and bigger forever.

• The universe will eventually stop expanding and shrink back down ("The Big Crunch").

• The universe will eventually stop expanding and its size will stabilize

• The universe will only continue to grow if it's a good universe and eats its vegetables