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Phy Sci: Nucleosynthesis: The Beginning of Elements

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT an evidence that support the Big Bang Theory?

a)

abundance of light elements

b)

cosmic microwave background radiation

c)

continuous creation of matter

d)

redshift

2.

Which is a cosmological model stating that the universe started its expansion about 13.8 billion years ago?

a)

Big Bang Theory

b)

Eternal Inflation

c)

Oscillating Universe

d)

Steady State Theory

3.

Who measured the wavelengths of light from spiral nebulae, which are interstellar clouds of dust and ionized gases in 1910s?

a)

Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton

b)

Edwin Hubble and Charles Darwin

c)

James Hutton and Alfred Wegener

d)

Vesto Slipher and Carl Wilhelm Wirtz

4.

Who used the redshift of light from galaxies to calculate the velocities and distances of these galaxies from the Earth in 1929?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which are the remains of energy created after the big bang expansion?

a)

Light elements

b)

Infrared

c)

Redshift

d)

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

6.

Which is the process of producing the light elements during the big bang expansion?

a)

Supernova Nucleosynthesis

b)

Big bang nucleosynthesis

c)

Stellar Nucleosynthesis

7.

Which element is NOT formed in the big bang nucleosynthesis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which is the name of the missing element in the figure below?

a)

Lithium

b)

Deuterium

c)

Beryllium

d)

Helium

9.

Which is the process by which elements are formed within stars?

a)

Big bang nucleosynthesis

b)

Supernova Nucleosynthesis

c)

Stellar Nucleosynthesis

10.

Which is a star that blows apart and releases a large amount of energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Up to which element can a low mass star like the Sun form through nuclear fusion reactions?

a)

Iron

b)

Helium

c)

Carbon

d)

Hydrogen

12.

Which acts as a catalyst for the CNO cycle?

a)

Oxygen- 15

b)

Nitrogen- 14

c)

Nitrogen- 13

d)

Carbon -12

13.

In Neutron Capture, which happens when there is a small number of neutrons?

a)

r- process

b)

s- process

c)

p- process

14.

Which process is primarily involved in the equation below that features the addition of a proton to a seed nucleus?

a)

Beta Decay

b)

Positron Emission

c)

Proton Capture

d)

Neutron Capture

15.

Which process is primarily involved in the equation below that features the addition of neutrons to a seed nucleus?

a)

Positron Emission

b)

Beta Decay

c)

Neutron Capture

d)

Proton Capture