WorksheetsBig Bang Research Activity
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
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Class
Date
1.
What happens if you reverse the galaxy motion and go back in time?
a)
Everything must have been condensed into one extremely dense point
b)
Everything would still be where it is today
c)
Some things would remain, some would have moved back
d)
Nobody has a clue
2.
What happens to the electrons of an atom when they get energized?
a)
They move to lower energy levels
b)
They move permanently to higher energy levels
c)
They move temporarily to higher energy levels
d)
They fly off the atom completely
3.
What happens when the electrons fall back to lower energy levels?
a)
They release protons and neutrons
b)
They lose energy in the form of light
c)
They gain energy bounce back
d)
They lose energy and go completely dark
4.
When analyzing star light or elements in a lab, what are the different color patterns produced by the prism called?
a)
emission spectra
b)
the rainbow
c)
absorption spectra
d)
spectral rainbow
5.
What happens to the waves in front of the moving object?
a)
Nothing happens to the waves
b)
The waves spread out (or elongate)
c)
They crash into each other
d)
The waves bunch up (or compress)
6.
What happens to the waves behind the moving object?
a)
Nothing happens to the waves
b)
The waves spread out (or elongate)
c)
They completley disappear
d)
The waves bunch up (or compress)
7.
What does CMBR stand for?
a)
Cosmic Microns Background Radiation
b)
Comic Members Building Roads
c)
Cosmic Microwave Background Resistance
d)
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
8.
Where in the electromagnetic spectrum can CMBR radiation be found?
a)
In the microwaves section
b)
In the radio waves section
c)
In the Infrared section
d)
In the Gamma Rays section
9.
What happened to the electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Big Bang?
a)
It is visible in optic telescopes
b)
It has moved to the gamma ray part of the spectrum
c)
It has stretched out to the microwave part of the spectrum
d)
It is too old and no longer exists
10.
How do scientists know what stars are made of?
a)
The Doppler Effect
b)
Emission Lines
c)
Radio Waves
d)
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
11.
How do scientists know that stars are moving?
a)
The Doppler Effect
b)
Emission Lines
c)
Radio Waves
d)
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
12.
If a star or galaxy is moving away from us, the emission lines will be what?
a)
Blue-shifting
b)
Violet-shifting
c)
Yellow-shifting
d)
Red-shifting
13.
What percentage of objects out there in the universe are red-shifting?
a)
100%
b)
50%
c)
25%
d)
0%
14.
COBE and the Hubble Space Telescope have provided evidence that ___________ the Big Bang Theory?
a)
disprove
b)
support
15.
How would you describe the movement of the distant galaxies?
a)
Some are moving towards us, some away.
b)
They are very still.
c)
They are all moving towards us.
d)
They are all moving away from us.
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