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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is this a picture of?red shiftcosmic microwave backgroundaccretiona galaxy - 2. Multiple ChoiceHow do we know the age of the Solar System?
scientists have dated rocks from the Earth, meteors and the moonscientists have predicted it based on the Earth's rotationred shiftscientists are just guessing - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call the icy leftovers from the formation of our solar system?cometsasteroidsmeteorsdwarf planets
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following things did NOT happen when the solar nebula collapsed?
the nebula flattened into a disk
the temperature increased
the nebula broke in half
the rate of rotation increased - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of planets in our solar system can be described as small, rocky, abundant in metals, & have few moons.JovianouterTerrestrialdwarf
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich group of planets in our solar system can be described as large, gaseous, no solid surfaces, have rings & a lot of moons?TerrestrialJovianinnerdwarf planets
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow old is the sun?13.6 billion years old13.6 million years old4.6 billion years old4.6 million years old
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Solar System was formedinside of a black holeby Edwin Hubbleby the big bangfrom a nebula
- 9. Multiple ChoiceMost of the known elements in the universe areheavy & complexlight & simple
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Big Bang Theory is about the formation of.....our sun.our solar system.our universe.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is happening to our universe?it is shrinkingit is expanding
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the best estimation of the "stuff" in the universe?70% dark energy, 25% dark matter, 5% normal matter5% dark energy, 5% dark matter, 90% normal matter
20% dark energy, 5% dark matter, 70% normal matter
10% dark energy, 10% dark matter, 80% normal matter - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhen do scientists estimate that the Big Bang occurred?4.6 billion years ago13.6 million years ago13 to 15 billion years ago1.7 million years ago
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhere can you find the asteroid belt?Between Saturn & JupiterBetween Mars & JupiterBetween Venus & MarsBetween Earth & Mars
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWe can tell if a celestial object is moving away from us because it will exhibitCMBRblue shiftred shiftspinning
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat did radio telescopes discover that showed leftover heat from the Big Bang?cosmic microwave background radiationred shiftdark matter
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the initial moments after the Big Bang have in common with the universe as it exists now?The universe back then could not sustain life, and it cannot sustain life nowThe universe began expanding then, and it is still expanding today.All the stars, galaxies, and planets that exist today were formed just a few moments after the Big BangThe universe was extremely hot then, and it is still extremely hot now.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat was contained in the singularity that gave rise to the Big BangAll the mass, energy, and time in our universegamma raysElectrons in a highly excited stateOne atom of every known element in our universe
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