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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following is evidence of the Big Bang Theory?Cavemen heard a loud bang at the beginning of time.The universe isn't movingThe universe is expandingThe universe is getting smaller
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following is NOT evidence of the Big Bang Theory?Abundance of Hydrogen and HeliumCMBR everywhereStars that are blue shiftedthe universe is getting bigger
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Why does a planet move faster when close to the Sun?
It's excited
gravity from Sun pushes harder so it goes faster
solar energy speeds it up
gravity of Sun pulls harder so it goes faster
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of the following is NOT true about the Big Bang Theory?It is the scientific explanation of how life began on Earth and evolved over time.It is the scientific explanation for the origin of the universe.It states that the universe expanded from a single point and is still expanding today.It states that the universe used to be much hotter and smaller.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What can we conclude from the observation that nearly all galaxies are moving away from us?Massive black holes are drawing galaxies away from Earth.The Sun and Earth are located at the center of the universe.Everything in the universe is moving the same direction.The once-smaller universe is expanding in all directions.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Why do red-shifted light spectrums from neighboring galaxies indicate the universe is expanding?Red light has the shortest wavelength on the visible light spectrumRed light has the longest wavelength on the visible light spectrumRed light has both long and short wavelengths on the visible light spectrumRed light has neither long, not short wavelengths on the visible light spectrum
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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
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Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.
Red Shift
Wave Length
Spectrum
Microwave
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The three pieces of evidence for our current theory of the universe are:blueshift, CMB, moon landing.redshift, IBM, Andromeda galaxy.redshift, CMB, distribution of elements.doppler effect, light spectra, fusion.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Galaxies that are redshifted are:actually blue.really far away.invisible.moving away from us.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The CMB is:the remaining energy from the big bang.incredibly hot.visible to the human eye.only located in certain places in the universe.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.CMB stands for:Colorful Mystic Background Rehearsal.Cosmic Mini Butterfly Repellent.Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.Cute Microwave Button Reversal.
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What is true about these stars?Both of these stars are moving away from us.Both of these stars are moving towards us.Both of these stars are blueshifted.The star Sirius is closer to us. - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
The time it takes for an orbiting object to make one orbit
orbit
period
mass
weight
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The curved path an object takes when orbiting another object
orbit
period
mass
weight
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Orbiting objects travel in the shape of ___________
a circle
a parabola
an ellipse
an egg shape
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The force of attraction between any two objects is _________.
love
gravity
weight
magnetism
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A tool used by scientists to analyze the different wavelengths of light.
spectrometer
thermometer
binoculars
microscope
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The difference between a circle and an ellipse is that an ellipse has _________ focal point(s).
one
two
three
four
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According to the formula for gravity, if objects get closer together the force of gravity will __________.
decrease
increase
stay the same
go up, then down
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Using the gravity formula
explain what would happen to the force if the mass of object one triples and the mass of object two triples.3 times bigger
6 times bigger
9 times bigger
12 times bigger
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Using the gravity formula
explain what would happen to the force if the distance between the two objects doubles.double the force
quadruple the force
1/2 the force
1/4 the force
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.massmatterweightfriction
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The amount of matter in an object ispressureweightmassforce
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.fasterslower
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The farther away a planet is from the sun, the _______ it takes it to orbit the sun once.longershorter