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WorksheetsDiscoveries in Modern Science -- Cosmology
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
The belief on the origin of the world by the scientist is known as:
Big Bang Theory
Creationism
Steady State Theory
Panspermia
What is the Red Shift Effect?
A phenomenon where light from distant galaxies shifts towards the red end of the spectrum
A theory about the origin of life
A method for measuring temperature
A type of telescope
The Red Shift Effect was discovered and suggested that the universe is _________.
expanding
shrinking
stationary
collapsing
The idea that the universe is expanding gives proof to the ________ theory.
Big Bang
Steady State
String
Quantum
What is a non-religious belief about the creation of the universe and humans?
Creationism
Intelligent Design
The big bang theory
Evolution
Fill in the blank: The __________ is a non-religious belief about the creation of the universe and humans.
big bang theory
creationism
intelligent design
steady state theory
According to science, about ___ years ago, the matter of the universe became so compressed that it produced a huge explosion. Fill in the blank.
15 billion
1 million
100 thousand
5 billion
As the matter of the universe flew away from the explosion, the forces of gravity and other laws of science joined some of the matters into stars. About ____ years ago, the solar system was formed.
5 billion
500 million
10 billion
1 billion
According to the Big Bang Theory, what forces joined some of the matters into stars as the universe expanded?
Magnetism
Gravity and other laws of science
Electricity
Friction
The solar system was formed about 5 billion years ago as a result of the forces of gravity and other laws of science joining some matters into stars.
True
False
According to the Big Bang Theory, the combination of gases on the Earth's surface produced primitive life forms, like _______.
amoeba
dinosaur
human
tree
According to the Big Bang Theory, what does the genetic structure of primitive life forms produce?
Energy
Changes (mutation)
Water
Light
Over millions of years, new life forms were produced leading to vegetation, then invertebrate animals, then vertebrates and finally, _______ evolved.
humans
reptiles
amphibians
fish
According to the scientific explanation of the world, what can some people become?
Vegetarians
Agnostic or atheists
Scientists
Invertebrates
Identify THREE responses of Christians to the Big Bang Theory.
Some Christians accept the Big Bang Theory as compatible with their faith, some reject it in favor of creationism, and some see it as evidence of God's power.
All Christians reject the Big Bang Theory as unscientific.
Christians believe the Big Bang Theory disproves the existence of God.
Christians universally accept the Big Bang Theory without question.
According to Christian responses to the Big Bang Theory, how many types of responses are there?
One
Two
Three
Four
What is the name of the response where Christians believe that God created the universe in the way described in the Bible?
Creationism
Evolutionism
Pantheism
Deism
These Christians believe that God created the universe in the way described in the Bible.
True
False
The evidence for Big Bang and evolution can be explained by the effects of Noah's flood.
True
False
According to the intelligent design response, what do Christians who believe in this theory think about the universe?
The universe is simple and could have happened by chance.
The universe is so complex that it can't have happened by chance.
The universe was created by random events.
The universe has no purpose.
According to Christian responses to the Big Bang Theory, who is believed to be the intelligent designer of the universe?
Nature
God
Aliens
Humans
Christian responses to the Big Bang Theory give examples of complexity, stating that many parts are interacting and the removal of one would mean that the whole system would stop ________.
working
growing
expanding
moving
Which of the following is mentioned as a Christian response to the Big Bang Theory?
Specified complexity such as the DNA
Evolution of species
Age of the universe
Natural selection
Many Christians believe that both the scientific and biblical explanations of the Big Bang Theory are true.
True
False
Christian Responses to the Big Bang Theory:
True
False
Fill in the blank: The order of creation in Genesis broadly fits with the order science thinks the ______ and life developed.
earth
moon
stars
planets
Christian Responses to the Big Bang Theory: How do Christians view scientific discoveries in relation to God?
They see scientific discoveries as contradicting God
They see scientific discoveries as providing more evidence for God
They ignore scientific discoveries
They believe science and religion always conflict
Christian Responses to the Big Bang Theory: George Lemaitre, a priest and scientist, believed that science and religion do not ______ with each other in their account of creation.
conflict
agree
overlap
support
Evolution is:
the process by which different kinds of living organisms develop and change over time
the sudden appearance of new species overnight
the process of organisms remaining unchanged forever
the extinction of all species at once
Who wrote the famous book 'On the Origin of Species'?
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Galileo Galilei
What is the theory proposed by Charles Darwin about the origin of life on earth?
Life came about by creation
Life came about by evolution
Life came about by magic
Life came about by accident
Fill in the blank: Charles Darwin was a British naturalist and _______.
geologist
astronomer
chemist
physicist
According to Darwin's Theory on Evolution, after the earth's formation 4.5 billion years ago, the combination of gases on earth's surface produced ________ life forms.
basic, single-celled
complex, multi-celled
plant-like
animal-like
According to Darwin's Theory on Evolution, what happened after life forms were reproduced?
They became extinct
They became more numerous
They stopped evolving
They remained the same
According to Darwin's Theory on Evolution, mutated life forms produced new life forms that were ________ to the environment.
better suited
less adapted
unrelated
harmful
Fill in the blank: This process of ______ led to more new species.
mutation
photosynthesis
respiration
evaporation
Over million of years, new life forms were produced leading to which of the following sequences?
Vegetation → Invertebrate animals → Vertebrates → Humans
Humans → Vertebrates → Invertebrate animals → Vegetation
Invertebrate animals → Vegetation → Vertebrates → Humans
Vertebrates → Vegetation → Invertebrate animals → Humans
What did Darwin call the process by which each species has developed naturally without any need for divine intervention?
natural selection
artificial selection
genetic drift
intelligent design
