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- 1. Multiple Choice
Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?
How our planets and moons formed
How our universe began
How the sun turns hydrogen into helium
How fast light travels through space
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which statement is true?
The galaxies are moving toward us.
The galaxies are moving away from us.
The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.
None of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.
Red Shift
Wave Length
Spectrum
Microwave
- 4. Multiple Choice
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.
Matter
Energy
Visible Light
Water
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which elements are most
abundant in the visible
universe?
Hydrogen and Carbon
Carbon and Helium
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Helium
- 6. Multiple Choice
As galaxies move away from our galaxy
a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum
(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is
called _____________.
redshift
blueshift
unshift
blackshift
- 7. Multiple Choice
How does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big Band Theory?
Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.
Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang
Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives
Only A & B
- 8. Multiple Choice
How does the abundance of hydrogen and helium support the Big Bang Theory.
Hydrogen and helium are elements on the Periodic Table
Hydrogen and helium are in the same ratio throughout the universe.
Hydrogen and helium have many current uses today
- 9. Multiple Choice
Red light has a ______ pitch, or frequency, than the blue end.
Low
High
the same
nice
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHow old do scientists think the Universe is?13.8 billion years old4.5 billion years old24,000 years old5 years old
- 11. Multiple Choice
In ____shift, the galaxies appear _____ in colour b/c they are moving towards us.
blue; red
red; red
red; blue
blue; blue
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAt 10,000 degrees Celsius, hydrogen begins to change into helium and energy is released in a process calledsupernovapulsarnuclear fusionnuclear fission
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA small, hot star near the end of its life is a star called awhite dwarfred dwarfsupergiantprotostar
- 14. Multiple Choicea gigantic explosion that causes the death of a large starpulsarred giantsupernovablack hole
- 15. Multiple Choicea star that expands and cools once it runs out of hydrogenpulsarblack holered giantsupernova
- 16. Multiple Choicea massive and dense object from which not even light can escapeblack holesupernovapulsarred giant
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat can a scientist learn about a star from its spectrumits colorits sizeits composition and temperatureits age
- 18. Multiple ChoiceStars are formed from big clouds of gas and dust is known as a ______.clouds grandeBCOG'sneutron cloudsnebulae
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen a Red Giant's outer atmosphere drifts away it is now known as a ____________.planetary cloudWhite Dwarf cloudplanetary nebulaexpanding nebula
- 20. Multiple ChoiceOne possible outcome that is left after a supernova is a super dense core called a _____________.neutron starYellow StarRed GiantBlack Dwarf
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