Beginnings T/F Review

Objects moving towards us appear REDDER

• True

• False

The Big Bang Theory describes the origins of the Universe

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The Nebular Model describes the origins of our solar system

• True

• False

The leading theory for how the Universe will end is that expansion will stop and it will collapse back in on itself, returning to the massive dense mass from which it started

• True

• False

A NEBULA is a cloud of gas and dust from which stars and planets can form

• True

• False

The farther away a galaxy is the more it is redshifted and the faster it is moving

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Just like the universe is expanding, galaxies themselves are also expanding (growing bigger)

• True

• False

The two main pieces of evidence for the Big Bang are redshift and cosmic background radiation

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

There are 5 criteria that an object must meet to be considered a planet

• True

• False

Heavy bombardment is still occurring today

• True

• False