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The Universe's early History

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

Proxima Centauri is the closest star to us, approximately 4.23 light years away. If you were traveling at the speed of light how long would it take you to get there.

a)

You would get there instantly

b)

Less than 1 minute

c)

4.23 years

d)

4.23 minutes

2.

When you look at objects further away from Earth in a telescope. You are looking at them as they

a)

will be in the future

b)

are currently

c)

were in the past

d)

were before the Big Bang

3.

Which two are evidences of the Big Bang theory?

a)

the Cosmic Microwave Background

b)

the speed of light

c)

Climate change

d)

the expansion of the Universe

4.

Why can't we see any matter from the dark ages?

a)

because matter didn't exist yet

b)

particles were just beginning to form

c)

Stars had not formed yet

d)

energy did not yet exist

5.

Which is believed to existed in the first moment after the Big Bang?

a)

Gravity

b)

Energy

c)

Matter

d)

Hydrogen

6.

The Cosmic Microwave Background is

a)

the light emitted when Hydrogen was formed

b)

the light emitted from the first stars

c)

the light emitted from the first moments after the Big Bang

d)

gamma ray light from the early Universe

7.

Scientists discovered that most galaxies are moving away form us. What did scientists conclude from this

a)

The Universe is shrinking

b)

The Universe is stationary

c)

The Universe is expanding

d)

Galaxies are orbiting each other

8.

The cosmic microwave background is a picture of what type of light?

a)

visible light

b)

gamma ray light

c)

xray light

d)

microwave light

9.

The Cosmic Microwave Background is microwave light because

a)

it is extremely red-shifted due to its velocity

b)

it is extremely blue-shifted due to its velocity

c)

The wavelengths have be shortened over time

d)

that is what was emitted when electrons attached to their nuclei

10.

The Cosmic Microwave Background is an image of our Universe approximately

a)

10 seconds after the Big Bang

b)

30 minutes after the Big Bang

c)

100,000 years after the Big Bang

d)

380,000 years after the Big Bang