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Colliding Galaxies (ALL)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Cosmic MIcrowave Background

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

2.

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

a)

Cosmic Background Radiation

b)

Blueshift

c)

Nothing

d)

Redshift

3.

What is one major piece of evidence that the Big Bang theory is correct?

a)

astronomers have detected leftover radiation from the Big Bang

b)

everything in the universe has remained the in same location for billions of years

c)

astronomers have detected that the universe is no longer expanding

d)

astronomers have detected that the universe is contracting

4.
Which of the following is evidence of the Big Bang Theory?
a)
Cavemen heard a loud bang at the beginning of time.
b)
The universe isn't moving
c)
The universe is expanding
d)
The universe is getting smaller
5.

The CMB (Cosmic Background Radiation) is:

a)

the remaining energy from the big bang.

b)

incredibly cool.

c)

a cloud of light

d)

only located in certain places in the universe.

6.

Ever since the universe began, the universe has been

a)

expanding

b)

contracting

c)

stays the same size

7.
Long sound waves are...
a)
high pitched
b)
low pitched
c)
medium pitched
8.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
9.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
10.
What can you tell about the motion of this object?
a)
Moving left.
b)
Moving right quickly.
c)
Standing still. 
d)
Moving up slowly. 
11.

The pitch of a sound wave relates to the wave's _________________.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Period

12.

Look at the picture. Who is experiencing a lower pitched sound?

a)

Observer A

b)

Observer B

c)

There is no difference

13.

The Doppler effect applies to light waves as well as sound waves. Astronomers use this to measure the motion of stars and galaxies. In 1929, Edwin Hubble discovered that light from distant galaxies was shifted away from the blue end of the spectrum and towards the red end of the spectrum. Red light has a longer wavelength (and a lower frequency) than blue light. What could Hubble conclude about these galaxies?

a)

The distant galaxies are growing smaller.

b)

The distant galaxies are moving towards the Earth.

c)

The distant galaxies are moving away from earth

14.

What form of radiation has the lowest energy?

a)

X-Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Radio Waves

15.

What form of radiation has the greatest frequency?

a)

X-Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Radio Waves

16.

5. The diagram below shows a standard spectrum compared to a spectrum produced from a distant star. Which conclusion can be made by comparing the standard spectrum produced from this distant star?

a)

a) The star’s spectral lines have shifted toward the ultraviolet end of the spectrum and the star is moving toward Earth.

b)

b) The star’s spectral lines have shifted toward the ultraviolet end of the spectrum and the star is moving away from Earth.

c)

c) The star’s spectral lines have shifted toward the infrared end of the spectrum and the star is moving toward Earth.

d)

d) The star’s spectral lines have shifted toward the infrared end of the spectrum and the star is moving away from Earth.

17.

What happens to the wavelength of light waves emitted from a star as the star moves toward us?

¿Qué sucede con la longitud de onda de las ondas de luz emitidas por una estrella cuando la estrella se mueve hacia nosotros?

a)

wavelength increases

b)

wavelength decreases

18.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
19.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
20.

Segment B-C The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

21.

The picture shows a weightlifter holding the barbell over his head.

The force of gravity pulling down on the barbell is 756 newtons.

How many newtons of force are exerted by the weightlifter to hold the barbell up?

a)

No Newtons

b)

756 Newtons

c)

368 Newtons

d)

14767 Newtons

22.
A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?
a)
Cart 1
b)
Cart 2
c)
Cart 3 
d)
Cart 4
23.
If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s^2, how much force was applied to the object?
a)
150 Newtons
b)
15 Newtons
c)
150 kilograms
d)
100 kilograms
24.
If a force of 26 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 0.52 kg and the other with a mass of 0.78 kg, which ball will have the greater acceleration?  (F=ma)
a)
The one with a mass of .78 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
b)
The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
c)
They will both accelerate at the same rate.
25.
A basketball with a mass of 0.60 kg is accelerated with a force of 10.8 N. If resisting forces are ignored, what is the acceleration of the basketball to the nearest m/s2?
a)
16 m/s2
b)
17 m/s2
c)
18 m/s2
d)
19 m/s2
26.
In a tug of war the left team pulls with a force of 200N. The right team pulls with a force of 150N.What is the resultant force?
a)
50N to the left.
b)
350N to the left.
c)
350N to the right.
d)
50N to the right.