Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Quiz

What is the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation primarily considered as?

• A form of visible light

• A test of the Big Bang model

• A recent astronomical discovery

• A type of cosmic noise

Who were the radio astronomers that accidentally discovered the CMB?

• Albert Einstein and Edwin Hubble

• Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson

• Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne

What significant event allowed the universe to become transparent?

• Explosion of supernovae

• Combination of electrons and protons into neutral atoms

• Creation of dark matter

• Formation of black holes

Which satellite was first launched in 1990 to study the CMB?

• Cobe Satellite

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Voyager 1

• Chandra X-ray Observatory

Why is the CMB considered crucial evidence for the Big Bang Theory?

• It is the only form of radiation in the universe

• It matches predictions of radiation from the early universe

• It disproves the existence of dark energy

• It shows the universe is shrinking