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Q1.2A THEORIES, SCIENTISTS (TH)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A scientific theory...
a)
is based on lots of evidence
b)
is not valid
c)
is not reliable
d)
has not been tested many times
2.
Match the scientific theory to the correct definition:
The Big Bang Theory
a)
Animals and plants change gradually over a long period of time through a process of natural selection
b)
The planets move around the sun, not the other way around
c)
An explosion of heat that occurred 15 billion years ago and from which the Universe originated
d)
The force which makes two objects move towards each other, most commonly when an object falls to the ground
3.

Which of the following is not true of a scientific theory ?

a)

a theory can be based off a model or an explanation

b)

you do not need evidence to form a theory

c)

a theory is based on results

4.

Theories can change when....

a)

we discover new information and new technology

b)

whenever the scientist decides

c)

the decade changes

d)

cows jump over the moon

5.

What theory is closely associated with the big bang theory?

a)

The heliocentric model

b)

The geocentric model

c)

The shrinking universe

d)

The expanding universe

6.

What does helio mean?

a)

earth

b)

jupiter

c)

sun

d)

pluto

7.

What does geo mean?

a)

earth

b)

sun

c)

pluto

d)

jupiter

8.

What scientist discovered the Geocentric Model?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

c)

Galileo

d)

Plato

9.

What scientist discovered the Heliocentric Model?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Plato

10.

Where is Earth positioned in the Geocentric model

a)

in the center

b)

on the outside

c)

to the right

d)

to the left

11.

Which model states that the Sun is positioned at the center of the universe?

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

12.

Who supported Copernicus's Heliocentric Model

a)

Galileo

b)

Plato

c)

Ptolemy

d)

No one

13.
The existence of the cosmic background radiation implies that
a)
the big bang model is wrong.
b)
the universe began in a hot, dense state.
c)
the universe did not have a moment of creation.
d)
the universe began in a cold, low-density state. 
14.
What were the original two elements in our universe?
a)
Lithium and Carbon
b)
Hydrogen and Neon
c)
Helium and Chlorine
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
15.
The universe is mostly made up of
a)
dark matter
b)
stars
c)
dust
d)
empty space
16.

Hubble detected a red shift in the light from all objects within galaxies he observed. This would indicate-

a)

an implosion of the universe

b)

all galaxies are moving away from all other objects

c)

a counterclockwise moment of the universe

d)

a clockwise motion in the universe

17.

What is most likely to be found in a nebula?

a)

Planets

b)

Asteroids

c)

Salt crystals

d)

Gas clouds

18.

The solar nebula that formed our solar system was thought to be put in motion by a -

a)

nearby supernova

b)

black hole

c)

creative intelligence

d)

condensation nucleus

19.

The process that changes hydrogen to helium in a star is called-

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

transformation

c)

nebulization

d)

radioactive decay

20.
The "afterglow" of the energy from the origin of the universe that we see today.
a)
Cosmic radiation
b)
sunlight
c)
Doppler effect
d)
Cosmic explosions
21.

The Milky Way Galaxy

a)

an increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves

b)

is the galaxy that contains our Solar System

c)

a particle attracts every other particle in the universe

d)

an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases

22.

Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

a)

Red Shift

b)

Wave Length

c)

Spectrum

d)

Microwave

23.

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Visible Light

d)

Water

24.

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

a)

redshift

b)

blueshift

c)

unshift

d)

blackshift

25.
As a light source (star) is moving away from the observer, the light becomes __________
a)
Greener
b)
Yellower
c)
Redder
d)
Bluer