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WorksheetsBHP Benchmark 1 (2016)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
Moments in the history of the Universe when specific ingredients under the right “Goldilocks Conditions” are transformed to create something entirely new and more complex are known as ______________________.
a)
Claim testers
b)
Thresholds of increasing complexity
c)
Collective learning
d)
The three bears
2.
____________________ is the study of past events.
a)
Biology
b)
Astronomy
c)
History
d)
Cosmology
3.
An origin story is
a)
A scientific explanation for how atoms formed
b)
An attempt to explain the beginning of humanity and the Universe
c)
A theory as to why the Universe is expanding
d)
The use of spoken language to pass down a people’s history
4.
The Big History timeline is different from more traditional, linear timelines of history because it is best to think of this course as a web of infinite connections interacting over billions of years, which are linked together to create everything we’ve ever known.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
How are the eight thresholds of increasing complexity related to one another?
a)
Second cousins, by marriage
b)
They are not related to one another
c)
They are in order starting with the most complex to the simplest.
d)
One threshold builds upon the next to create greater complexity.
6.
___________ are a specific set of conditions necessary to enable greater complexity.
a)
Hierarchical relationships
b)
Goldilocks Conditions
c)
Weather conditions
d)
Biodiversity conditions
7.
Match the artwork to the correct civilization and origin story.
a)
Chinese: The originator of the world was Pan Gu.
b)
Iroquois: The first people lived beyond the sky.
c)
Greek: The first humans were created by the god Prometheus.
d)
Judeo-Christian: God created the heavens and the Earth.
8.
Why did most origin stories begin as oral tradition?
a)
All origin stories were traditionally sung.
b)
Most origin stories were created before the invention of writing.
c)
Origin stories did not begin as oral tradition.
d)
All origin stories were written.
9.
Which of the following statements best describes what makes Big History different from other origin stories?
a)
It is a modern, scientific origin story based on the best information from multiple disciplines.
b)
It's story is fixed and unchanging, with answers to every question humans have about the Universe.
c)
It only addresses questions about humans and their place in the Universe.
d)
It uses videos and a really cool website.
10.
All origin stories are based on real people and events.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Identify the scientist who described this model of the Universe:
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Kepler
d)
Einstein
12.
The theory that the Universe is expanding is supported by the
a)
Blueshift of light from distant galaxies
b)
Redshift of light from distant galaxies
c)
Nuclear fusion occurring in the Sun
d)
Radioactive decay occurring in the Sun
13.
Choose the most recent chronological event from this list:
a)
Hubble finds evidence for the expansion of the Universe
b)
Ptolemy creates his geocentric view of the Universe
c)
Henrietta Leavitt explains how Cepheid Variable stars work
d)
Newton realizes that gravity is the stuff that holds the Universe together
14.
According to the standard model of Big Bang cosmology, the Universe is approximately how old?
a)
13.8 Years
b)
13.8 Thousand Years
c)
13.8 Million Years
d)
13.8 Billion Years
15.
What are the ingredients and Goldilocks Conditions for Threshold #1: The Big Bang?
a)
Time and space + energy and matter
b)
We don’t know + we don’t know
c)
Stars + gravity
d)
New chemical elements + gravity and accretion
16.
________ is the fundamental force of attraction between bodies of mass.
a)
The atom
b)
Gravity
c)
Gravy
d)
Matter
17.
For which of the following Big History topics would an astrophysicist serve as an authority?
a)
Fossil records
b)
Theories on the formation of the Universe
c)
How life on Earth has diversified
d)
Origin stories of different cultures
18.
Big History is:
a)
sharing, preserving, and building upon ideas over time.
b)
the supernatural explanation for the creation of the Universe.
c)
history of the Universe that uses evidence from multiple disciplines.
d)
confined to the study of living organisms.
19.
___________ is a mysterious substance that is very common throughout the Universe. Scientists can view its interactions with gravity but not with light.
a)
Dark matter
b)
Dark energy
c)
Dark space
d)
Dark shadows
20.
__________ is a mysterious force that seems to be accelerating the expansion of the Universe.
a)
Dark space
b)
Dark energy
c)
Dark acceleration
d)
Dark chocolate
21.
Which of the fundamental forces pulled together hot, dense areas of matter in the early Universe to begin the process of star formation?
a)
Animal magnetism
b)
Electromagnetism
c)
Gravity
d)
Strong nuclear force
22.
Why is the formation of stars an important threshold in Big History?
a)
Stars create the “hot spots” needed for more complexity.
b)
Stars exploded in the Big Bang.
c)
Stars rid the Universe of dark matter.
d)
Stars created cosmic microwave background radiation.
23.
Which of these cosmic structures is the largest?
a)
Galaxy
b)
Star
c)
Supercluster
d)
Cluster
24.
What type of reaction is happening in the core of a star?
a)
Nuclear fission
b)
Nuclear disarmament
c)
Nuclear fusion
d)
Nuclear fallout
25.
Low mass stars have a longer lifespan compared to high mass stars and can produce chemical elements up to _________ on the periodic table.
a)
Geranium
b)
Oxygen
c)
Uranium
d)
Iron
26.
What is one of the key ingredients needed to create new chemical elements?
a)
Rocky planets
b)
Aging and dying stars
c)
Collective learning
d)
Water
27.
Heavier elements like gold and uranium cannot be created in supernovae.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Dmitri Mendeleev was mainly known for coming up with
a)
The periodic table of elements
b)
Star theory
c)
The Big Bang theory
d)
Nuclear fusion
29.
One of Marie Curie’s most important contributions to the field of chemistry was
a)
The theory that everything in nature is composed of elements
b)
The discovery of subatomic particles, electrons, and protons
c)
The organization of the periodic table by atomic number
d)
The discovery of the radioactive elements polonium and radium
30.
All elements in the periodic table of elements are stable and will never decay.
a)
True
b)
False
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