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WorksheetsThe Big Bang
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Milky Way is one of more than ____ galaxies that make up the universe.
125 million
125 thousand
125 billion
125 trillion
This ancient philosopher imagined Earth at the center of the universe.
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Kepler
Copernicus
This ancient scientist traced the paths of the planets, thereby improving on Aristotle's ideation.
Galileo
Ptolemy
Kepler
Copernicus
This ancient scientist insisted that Earth was rotating and spun around an axis every 24 hours.
Galileo
Ptolemy
Kepler
Copernicus
This scientist hypothesized that the planets traveled in ellipses.
Galileo
Ptolemy
Kepler
Copernicus
This scientist is credited with coining the term "Big Bang".
Einstein
Guth
Hubble
Hoyle
This scientist called his theory, "Inflation".
Einstein
Guth
Hubble
Hoyle
Which of the following is NOT an evidence of the Big Bang?
Red Shift
Steady state
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Nucleosynthesis
This element is the lightest,most abundant in the universe and is the key component of stars
Hydrogen
Helium
Oxygen
Carbon
When did the big bang occur?
5000 yrs ag0
13.7 billion yrs ago
2 million yrs ago
Unknown
The farther away galaxies are from us, the _______________ it is that they are moving away from us.
more uncertain
faster
slower
more unpredictable
Who made great advancements to the telescope which helped him see that Venus went through phases like our moon?
Brahe
Kepler
Galileo
Aristotle
Who said, "Not even light can escape the effects of Gravity."
Hoyle
Father George Lamatra
Einstein
Hubble
Who believed that the universe began with what he termed a "primeval atom"?
Einstein
Lamatra
Guth
Penzius & Wilson
Most scientists believe the Big Bang explains which of the following questions?
How the planets & moons formed.
How our Universe began.
How the sun turns hydrogen into helium.
How fast light travels through space.
Which early scientist was the first to explain the mechanism by which the planets moved?
Newton
Einstein
Guth
Hubble
What five planets did the Early Greeks see?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, & Saturn
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, & Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, & Neptune
They only saw 3 planets - Mercury, Venus, and Mars
Einstein had a difficult time believing the Universe was _____.
Expanding
Static
Eternal
Uniform
Our theory of the universe was confirmed when the WMAP mission photographed the fossil remnant heat we now call _______
Fusion
Cosmic microwave background radiation
Doppler Effect
a Planetary Nebula
Which is currently the most supported theory about the future of the universe?
The universe could remain exactly as it is today.
Stars could burn out, causing the universe to become dark and cold.
The universe may continue to expand.
Gravity could pull galaxies back together, causing a reverse of the big bang.
