5.4 Origins and Evidence of Big Bang Theory Quiz

What does the Big Bang Theory explain?

• How stars collapse into black holes
• How planets orbit the sun
• The origin and expansion of the universe
• The behavior of gravity in galaxies and local groups

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What is a singularity as it relates to the Big Bang?

• The point in the very early universe where everything was concentrated into an infinitely dense and small state.
• The rapid expansion of the universe moments after the Big Bang.
• The faint, leftover energy (heat) from the Big Bang.
• The incredibly large, all-encompassing space that contains everything that exists.

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What is the current temperature of cosmic background radiation?

• About 0°C
• About 270 °C
• Above 3,000 °C
• About absolute zero

What is important about Hubble’s discovery that there is a redshift in the spectra of galaxies?

• The universe is composed primarily of red light
• It suggests the existence of black holes
• It suggests that the universe is expanding
• It suggests that the universe is contracting

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Which piece of evidence for the Big Bang involves galaxies appearing to move away from us?

• Redshift of galaxies
• Abundance of light elements
• Cosmic Backround Radiation
• Black hole detection

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Which piece of evidence for the Big Bang supports the early universe being hot and dense?

• Redshift of galaxies
• Abundance of light elements
• Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

• Black hole detection

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Which piece of evidence for the Big Bang shows that Hydrogen and Helium were formed in the early universe under hot, dense conditions?

• Redshift of galaxies
• Abundance of light elements
• Cosmic Backround Radiation
• Black hole detection

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True or False? The CMB can be detected coming from all directions.

• True
• False

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Since the Big Bang occurred, what has happened to the temperature of our universe over time?

• It has increased
• It has decreased
• It has stayed the same

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Which scientist came up with the Theory of Relativity which implied an expanding universe?

• Edwin Hubble

• Georges Lemaître

• Fred Hoyle

• Albert Einstein

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