Cosmic Phenomena

The "afterglow" of the energy from the origin of the universe that we see today.

• Cosmic microwave radiation

• sunlight

• Doppler effect

• Cosmic explosions

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Visible light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

• Spectrum (or spectral lines)

• Microwave

• Radiation

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Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

• Matter

• Energy

• Visible Light

• Water

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As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

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How does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big Bang Theory?

• Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.

• Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang

• Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives

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The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...

• Earth

• Sun

• Universe

• Solar System

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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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How is the "Big Bang" described?

• an explosion

• an expansion

• a contraction

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In relation to us, most galaxies are…

• Moving toward us

• Moving away from us

• Not moving

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What is true about these stars?

• Both of these stars are moving away from us.

• Both of these stars are moving towards us.

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