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Big Bang Theory Assessment Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

a)

How our planets and moons formed

b)

How our universe began

c)

How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

d)

How fast light travels through space

2.

Which statement is true?

a)

The galaxies are moving toward us.

b)

The galaxies are moving away from us.

c)

The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

d)

None of the above

3.

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

4.

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Visible Light

d)

Water

5.

Which elements are most

abundant in the visible

universe?

a)

Hydrogen and Carbon

b)

Carbon and Helium

c)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen and Helium

6.

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

7.

Red light has a ______ pitch, or frequency, than the blue end.

a)

Low

b)

High

c)

the same

d)

nice

8.
How old do scientists think the Universe is?
a)
13.8 billion years old
b)
4.5 billion years old
c)
24,000 years old
d)
5 years old
9.
What 2 things make up everything in the Universe?
a)
Matter and Heat
b)
Energy and Matter
c)
Energy and Dust
d)
Mass and Volume
10.

What do the initial moments after the Big Bang have in common with the universe as it exists now?

a)

a. All the stars, galaxies, and planets that exist today were formed just a few moments after the Big Bang.


b)

b. The universe back then could not sustain life, and it cannot sustain life now.

c)

c. The universe was extremely hot then, and it is still extremely hot now.

d)

d. The universe began expanding then, and it is still expanding today.

11.

What was contained in the singularity that gave rise to the Big Bang? Choose the best answer.


a)

a. Gamma rays

b)

b. Electrons in a highly excited state

c)

c. One atom of every known element in our universe

d)

d. All the mass, energy, and time in our universe

12.
What law states that the galaxies are retreated from the Milky Way at a speed that's proportional to their distance?
a)
Hubble's Law
b)
Newton's 1st Law
c)
Einstein's Theory of Relativity
d)
Kepler's 2nd Law
13.
What is the name of our Galaxy
a)
Andromeda
b)
Dwarf Galaxy
c)
Milky Way
d)
None of the above
14.
The three pieces of evidence for our current theory of the universe are:
a)
blueshift, CMB, moon landing.
b)
redshift, IBM, Andromeda galaxy.
c)
redshift, CMB, distribution of elements.
d)
doppler effect, light spectra, fusion.
15.
The universe is expanding!  This means that:
a)
all of the galaxies are spreading out.
b)
the universe must have started from a single point.
c)
the universe is cooling down.
d)
all of the above.
16.

The CMBR is:

a)

the remaining energy from the big bang.

b)

incredibly hot.

c)

visible to the human eye.

d)

only located in certain places in the universe.

17.
What is true about these stars?
a)
Both of these stars are moving away from us.
b)
Both of these stars are moving towards us.
c)
Both of these stars are blueshifted.
d)
The star Sirius is closer to us.
18.
What is true about these two galaxies?
a)
The Sombrero Galaxy is closer to us.
b)
The Pinwheel Galaxy is moving away from us more slowly.
c)
The Pinwheel Galaxy is moving towards us.
d)
The Sombrero Galaxy is not moving.
19.

The more distant a galaxy, the faster it is

a)

moving towards us

b)

moving away from us

c)

growing

d)

spinning

20.

How is the universe rising raisin bread dough? Or, like a ballon with dots on it?

a)

As the dough sits there it becomes smaller and smaller.

b)

As the dough expands the raising bunch up together.

c)

As the dough contracts, it become ready for the oven.

d)

As the dough expands, the raising move further apart from each other.

21.

In which direction are nearly all galaxies moving?

a)

toward each other

b)

away from each other

c)

colliding into one another

d)

in the direction of Earth

22.

a force that is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate

a)

dark energy

b)

the big bang

c)

planetesimals

d)

solar nebula

23.

We learned that cosmic expansion causes red-shift, and not motion. How is this explained?

a)

Distant galaxies are moving, and the space between them is just expanding

b)

Distant galaxies aren’t moving, the space between them is just expanding

c)

Distant galaxies are moving, and the space between them remains the same

24.
Hubble's law states which of the following?
a)
We live in an expanding universe
b)
The further away a galaxy is, the faster it is receding
c)
Galaxies far away look redder through a telescope
d)
All of these
25.
According to the current theory, before the Big Bang, nothing existed.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
The first particles of matter included which of the following?
a)
Electrons
b)
Carbon atoms
c)
Helium atoms
d)
All of these
27.
Inside a singularity we find what type of conditions?
a)
Infinite density
b)
Infinite heat
c)
An infinitesimally small diameter
d)
All of these
28.
Which galaxy is closer to Earth?
a)
A is closer because it has a greater shift
b)
A is closer because it has a smaller shift
c)
B is not the closer galaxy, it is further
d)
I like minions
29.
Which galaxy is moving faster?
a)
Galaxy B is moving faster because it had a bigger shift
b)
Galaxy B is moving slower because it had a bigger shift
c)
Galaxy A is moving faster because it had a smaller shift.
d)
Bunnies are scary
30.
What best describes the doppler effect?
a)
An apparent change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer
b)
When sound changes pitch
c)
When light changes color
d)
An apparent change in the amplitude of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer.
31.
Use the image to identify the motion of the object relative to Earth.  Compare the absorption spectra of the star to what the star would look like if it were not moving at all relative to Earth.
a)
It is not moving
b)
It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)
c)
It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)
d)
It is moving towards Earth (Redshift)
32.
What is on the y-axis in the Hubble's Law graph?
a)
Recessional velocity
b)
Distance
c)
Hubble's constant
d)
Proportionality constant
33.
What is on the x-axis in the Hubble's Law graph?
a)
Recessional velocity
b)
Distance
c)
Hubble's constant
d)
Proportionality constant
34.

What is recessional velocity

a)

Red-shift

b)

Hubble time

c)

The relative distance to the galaxy

d)

Speed (in a direction) that galaxies are moving away

35.

In the expanding universe investigation, the dots drawn on the balloon represent...

a)

Stars

b)

Galaxies

c)

Solar Systems

d)

The Universe

36.

In the expanding universe investigation, the balloon represents...

a)

The Milky Way

b)

A Galaxy

c)

A Solar System

d)

The Universe

37.

In the expanding universe investigation, which two ways is the model showing expansion.

a)

The galaxies are both expanding and moving away from each other.

b)

Universes are both expanding and moving away from each other.

c)

The galaxies are both expanding and moving toward from each other.

d)

Universes are both expanding and moving toward each other.