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Unit 1: The Big Bang Theory - Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Big Bang Theory states that all matter started as a small volume and then...

a)

expanded in all directions

b)

contracted even smaller

c)

caused an atomic explosion

d)

burned up and exploded

2.

What do we observe when stars/galaxies are moving away from us?

a)

Cosmic Background Radiation

b)

Blueshift

c)

Nothing

d)

Redshift

3.

Why does redshift occur in stars/galaxies?

a)

Light waves stretch as a star moves away

b)

Light waves squish as a star moves away

c)

Redshift does not occur in stars

d)

Light waves change shape as stars move

4.

What is cosmic background radiation?

a)

Microwave radiation from the Big Bang

b)

Visible light from the stars

c)

Gamma radiation from the Big Bang

d)

Matter that has gravity but no light

5.

Which of the following best describes the creation of cosmic background radiation:

a)

Microwaves from the BB stretched into radio waves

b)

Visible light from the BB stretched into microwaves

c)

Gamma radiation from the BB stretched into ultraviolet radiation

d)

Visible light from the BB stretched into gamma radiation

6.

Ultimately, what does redshift and CBR prove?

a)

The universe is contracting

b)

The universe is expanding

c)

The universe is not changing

d)

The universe is small

7.

What do we call the study of the origin, development, and properties of the universe?

a)

Cosmology

b)

Cosmotology

c)

Redshift

d)

The Big Bang Theory

8.

Which scientist is known for his observations of redshift in distance galaxies?

a)

Edwin Hubble

b)

Robert Wilson

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Plato

9.
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
10.
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 choices here.

11.
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.
12.
The universe is expanding.  This means that:
a)
Galaxies are getting bigger.
b)
Atoms are getting bigger.
c)
The universe is creating more matter.
d)
The amount of space between galaxies is increasing.
13.

The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Universe

d)

Solar System

14.

The big bang is described as...

a)

a destructive explosion.

b)

a sudden expansion.

c)

a rapid contraction.

15.

Hubble's Law describes that the galaxies that are the farthest away from us are...

a)

moving away the fastest.

b)

moving toward us the fastest.

c)

not moving at all.

d)

disappearing.