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The expanding universe

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What color of star is the hottest?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Orange
2.
What color of star is the coolest?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
White
3.

About how long ago do scientists believe the universe began?

a)

13-15 billion years ago

b)

13-14 million years ago

c)

2-3 billion years ago

d)

21-22 million years ago

4.
If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the red side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...
a)
Moving towards the Earth
b)
Moving away from the Earth
c)
This is a trick question that cannot be answered
d)
It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.
5.
The vast majority of galaxies in our universe are moving away from us.  We know this because we observe __________ in the galaxies absorption spectra.
a)
Redshift
b)
Blueshift
c)
Turbulance
d)
Superposition
6.

The majority of matter in the universe is made of which two elements that formed after the Big Bang?

a)

Oxygen and Helium

b)

Nitrogen and Carbon

c)

Hydrogen and Helium

d)

Lithium and Oxygen

7.

Cosmic microwave background radiation is

a)

The left over energy from the initial expansion of the universe.

b)

used for communication.

c)

created by satellites.

d)

a myth.

8.
If an object is moving toward us, its spectrum will experience
a)
no shift
b)
red shift
c)
black spectrum
d)
blue shift
9.

Which stars have the greatest red shift?

a)

Stars closest to Earth where we can see them better.

b)

Stars nearest Earth with least speed

c)

Stars farthest from Earth with the greatest speed.

d)

Stars in the nearest galaxy that are spinning.

10.

Which of these is evidence for the Big Bang Theory?

a)

blue shift

b)

cosmic microwave background radiation

c)

black holes

d)

x-rays

11.

Which of these is evidence for the expanding universe?

a)

Blue shift

b)

Olber’s paradox

c)

Abundance of hydrogen & helium

d)

Dark matter

12.

Dark matter is considered to be responsible for ...

a)

...the Big Bang

b)

...the expanding universe

c)

...the formation & structure of galaxies

d)

...dark energy

13.

Which of these is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate?

a)

gravity

b)

the big bang

c)

dark matter

d)

dark energy