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ESS Big Bang

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which waves contain the most amount of energy?

a)

visible light

b)

radio waves

c)

gamma rays

d)

ultraviolet waves

2.

Which waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

gamma rays

b)

x-rays

c)

radiowaves

d)

microwaves

3.

Which type of wave has the longest wavelength?

a)

gamma rays

b)

radiowaves

c)

microwaves

d)

x-rays

4.

What type of wave are we able to see without the use of a tool?

a)

gamma rays

b)

x-rays

c)

visible light

d)

ultraviolet rays

5.

Which type of wave carries the least amount of energy?

a)

ultraviolet waves

b)

microwaves

c)

infrared waves

d)

radiowaves

6.

Which of the following is NOT a form of electromagnetic radiation?

a)

gamma rays

b)

visible light

c)

infrared rays

d)

density

7.

Which wave of visible light has the longest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

blue

d)

purple

8.

What is the process of forcing 2 atoms together to make a larger atom called?

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

nuclear fission

c)

photosynthesis

d)

gravity

9.

What is the product of 2 Helium atoms fusing together?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Beryllium

d)

Carbon

10.

How many atoms of Hydrogen must fuse together to form an atom of Helium?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

11.

Name the phenomenon that describes the change in wavelength of a wave as the observer is moving

a)

CBR

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Hubble's Law

d)

Green Shift

12.

What happens to a wavelength if the source of the light is moving toward you?

a)

red-shift

b)

blue-shift

c)

green-shift

d)

orange-shift

13.

What happens to a wavelength if the source of the light is moving away from you?

a)

red-shift

b)

blue-shift

c)

green-shift

d)

orange-shift

14.

What can we determine about a star by viewing the spectrum of light coming from it?

a)

the size

b)

the speed at which it's rotating

c)

it's chemical composition

d)

Hubble's Law

15.

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

16.

Which statement is true?

a)

Most galaxies are moving toward us.

b)

Most galaxies are moving away from us.

c)

The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

d)

None of the above

17.

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

18.

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

19.

How does Cosmic Background Radiation support the Big Bang Theory?

a)

Low energy radiation is found everywhere in the universe, which could be leftover energy from the Big Bang

b)

The Big Bang released lots of low energy radiation, and now we can see that same energy everywhere

c)

Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives, which proves the Big Bang happened and is useful

d)

Background radiation was discovered by Penzias and Wilson, who were smart scientists

20.

How does the abundance of hydrogen and helium support the Big Bang Theory.

a)

Hydrogen and helium are elements on the Periodic Table

b)

Hydrogen and helium abundance is high compared to heavier elements

c)

Hydrogen and helium have many current uses today

d)

Hydrogen and helium both start with H

21.

Which of the following is evidence for the Big Bang Theory?

a)

fusion

b)

cosmic background radiation

c)

the Andromeda galaxy

d)

the Doppler effect

22.

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)

the universe is exploding

23.

What is the correct sequence of events according to the Big Bang Theory?

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

3,2,4,1

c)

3,1,4,2

d)

1,3,4,2

24.
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
25.

What is the best evidence for the Big Bang Theory?

a)

How fast light can travel

b)

The expansion of the Universe

c)

Creation of new planets

d)

Density of the planets

26.

According to the Big Bang Theory, what is happening to the size of the universe?

a)

The universe is growing

b)

The universe is shrinking

c)

The universe is staying the same size

d)

The universe rides on the back of four elephants, supported by a turtle.

27.

What does the Big Bang Theory hypothesize about the size of the early universe?

a)

The universe used to be much much larger than it is today.

b)

The universe used to be a tiny speck of super-dense matter.

c)

The universe has always been the same size

28.

Which statement is true according to Hubble's Law?

a)

The farther away a galaxy is from us, the faster it moves away from us.

b)

The farther away a galaxy is from us, the slower it moves away from us.

c)

The closer a galaxy is to us, the faster it moves away from us.

d)

The more red light we observe from another galaxy, the closer we are to that galaxy

29.

If a galaxy is moving very quickly away from us, the light we receive from that galaxy will be:

a)

more red

b)

more blue

c)

more green

d)

more yellow

30.

How do scientists know that hydrogen and helium make up most of the universe?

a)

Spectroscopy

b)

Seismology

c)

CBR

d)

Doppler Effect