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WorksheetsThe Origin of the Universe
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the big bang theory?
A theory that states that the universe started in a large mass and then imploded to form everything.
A theory that states that the universe was there, will be and is there. Is homogeneous and isotropic.
A theory that states that the universe is slowly coming back to a center.
A theory that states that the universe started in a small mass and then expanded, the expansion cooled down the temperature and that resulted in the formation of matter, energy, space and time.
What were the original two elements in our universe?
Hydrogen and Lithium
Helium and Oxygen
Helium and Hydrogen
None of the above
What is the name of the galaxy in which Earth is located?
Big Band
Milky Way
Mars
Universe
What two elements mostly make up stars?
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Helium
Helium and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Nitrogen
What is the name of the first major optical telescope placed in space that has allowed us to observe distant stars and galaxies?
Hubbell
Obrien
Oreily
Newton
This theory states that the universe is always expanding in a constant average density.
Nebular Hypothesis
Cosmic Inflation Theory
Big Bang Theory
Steady State Theory
According to this theory, the early universe was a rapidly expanding bubble of pure vacuum energy.
Big Boom
Cosmic Inflation Theory
Nebular Hypothesis
Steady State theory
It was the model used to explain the formation and evolution of the solar system.
Nebular Hypothesis
Big Bang Theory
Steady State Theory
Tidal Theories
In both theories, a star is supposedly passed close to the sun. The gravitational pull of the passing star raised tides found on the surface of the sun.
Planetesimal Theory
Tidal Theory
Big bang theory
Nebular hypothesis
The study of the origin, history, and current state of the universe, based on observation and the use of theoretical models.
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Cosmology
the belief that the universe and the various forms of life were created by God out of nothing (ex nihilo)
Creationism
Animism
Theory
Hypothesis
