This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Big Bang Theory – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Big Bang Theory Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who found that planets orbit as an ellipse and not a perfect circle? A) Johannes Kepler. B) Nicolas Copernicus. C) Albert Einstein. D) Galileo Galilei. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Johannes Kepler. 2. What 2 elements were created during the Big Bang? A) Hydrogen + Helium. B) Helium + Neon. C) Hydrogen + Boron. D) Carbon + Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrogen + Helium. 3. This period is characterized by the rapid expansion of the universe A) Grand Unification. B) Nuclear. C) Quark. D) Inflationary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inflationary. 4. The cosmic background radiation is A) The remaining energy from the big bang. B) Visible to the human eye. C) Only located in certain places in the universe. D) Incredibly hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The remaining energy from the big bang. 5. Which country launched the first man-made satellite, Sputnik I? A) Germany. B) China. C) USA. D) Russia (Soviet Union). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia (Soviet Union). 6. Arno Pensiaz and Robert Wilson discovered A) Cosmic microwave background radiation. B) Nebular theory. C) Redshift. D) Big bang theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cosmic microwave background radiation. 7. Earth revolves around a ..... in our solar system. A) The remains of a very large star, classified as a black hole. B) A small star classified as an average star. C) The remains of a small star, classified as a white dwarf. D) A large star, classified as a red supergiant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small star classified as an average star. 8. As a light moves towards us, the frequency A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. 9. What type of galaxy are the leftovers of two colliding galaxies? A) Irregular. B) Spiral. C) Elliptical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular. 10. How does Penny feel when she wakes up? A) Surprised. B) Angry. C) Confused. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angry. 11. Frozen balls of dirty ice A) Comets. B) Asteroids. C) Meteoroids. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comets. 12. Galaxies that are moving away from us look more ..... than expected. A) Blue. B) White. C) Red. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red. 13. Which of the following information can NOT be gained from studying the spectra of stars? A) Their temperature. B) The number of planets around them. C) Their movement. D) Their composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The number of planets around them. 14. Observations of space indicate that most matter in the universe is ..... A) Hydrogen, helium, and dark matter. B) Gold and plutonium. C) Oxygen and water vapor. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrogen, helium, and dark matter. 15. What is the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR) A) The first primordial elements. B) The shape of the universe. C) Red shifted galaxies. D) Leftover energy from the Big Bang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leftover energy from the Big Bang. 16. What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table? A) Groups or Families. B) Periods. C) Atomic Mass. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periods. 17. Why are distances in space often measured in light years? A) The light year is a commonly used unit of measure. B) Light years are easy to measure and understand. C) Distances in space are so great that a large unit is needed. D) Scientists always use metric units like light years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distances in space are so great that a large unit is needed. 18. Who observed that most galaxies are moving away from us? A) Edwin Hubble. B) Robert Wilson. C) Arno Penziaas. D) Albert Einstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edwin Hubble. 19. The atomic mass of an atom is equal to A) Number of protons plus number of neutrons. B) Number of protons plus number of electrons. C) Number of electrons plus the number of neutrons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number of protons plus number of neutrons. 20. Hubble observed that galaxiesare A) Expanding. B) Moving away from us. C) Moving towards us. D) Standing still. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving away from us. 21. According to the Big Bang the universe began about ..... years ago. A) 14.7 Billion. B) 13.5 Billion. C) 13.7 Billion. D) 50 Million. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13.7 Billion. 22. Catholic Priest and scientist that proposed the Big Bang Theory A) Edwin Hubble. B) Georges Lemaitre. C) Christian Andreas Doppler. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Georges Lemaitre. 23. When 1 proton and 1 neutron undergoes nucleosynthesis the element formed is? A) Helium. B) Protium. C) Tritium. D) Deuterium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protium. 24. What can astronomers learn about a star by studying the star's spectrum? A) Temperature and Composition. B) Composition, Temperature and Motion of the star. C) Composition and Motion of the star. D) If the star is Heliocentric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Composition, Temperature and Motion of the star. 25. The key ratio found in the universe that confirms the Big Bang is ..... A) 25% hydrogen and 75% helium. B) 75% hydrogen and 75% helium. C) 75% hydrogen and 25% lithium. D) 75% hydrogen and 25% helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 75% hydrogen and 25% helium. 26. What is the Cosmic Microwave Background? A) Leftover light from the Big Bang. B) Predicted before it was discovered. C) Has been measured, is very smooth. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 27. Scientists have been able to determine that all of the visible mass in the universe is about ..... hydrogen and ..... helium. A) 25%, 73%. B) 50%, 50%. C) 73%, 25%. D) Hot, cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 73%, 25%. 28. What is Background Radiation? A) Leftover heat and energy from atom formation. B) Leftover light from atom formation. C) Never heard of that so it must not exist. D) Leftover cold from atom formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leftover heat and energy from atom formation. 29. Due to the way matter formed after the Big Bang, most stars in the universe are composed of approximately ..... and ..... A) 25% hydrogen; 75% oxygen. B) 50% helium; 50% hydrogen. C) 90% oxygen; 10% helium. D) 75% hydrogen; 25% helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 75% hydrogen; 25% helium. 30. Which answer does NOT describe a theory? A) A guess that could be proved right or wrong. B) An explanation of a natural event. C) An explanation of a natural event supported by evidence. D) A well tested explanation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A guess that could be proved right or wrong. 31. Which of the following elements' nuclei are not created during Nucleosynthesis? A) H(single proton). B) Tritium. C) Deuterium. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 32. Why are hydrogen and helium the first elements to form and the most abundant? A) They are complex elements so all other elements can form from them. B) They are the most simple and easy to form elements. C) They are not the most abundant elements. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are the most simple and easy to form elements. 33. How old is our universe according to the Big Bang Theory? A) 13.7 billion years. B) 15 billion years. C) 11 billion years. D) We don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13.7 billion years. 34. When will a star become a red giant? A) In the early stages of its life. B) After the star has died. C) When the star's fuel has run out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the star's fuel has run out. 35. Which 2 things did the Big Bang create? A) Space and Stuff. B) Heat and Fire. C) Time and Space. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time and Space. 36. Who was Background Radiation accidentally discovered by? A) Kepler. B) Galileo. C) Penzias. D) Hubble. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Penzias. 37. "helio-" means ..... A) Sun. B) Space. C) Tree. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 38. It is a reaction in which two or more nuclei are combined to form one or more combined to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutron and proton). A) Stellar Nucleosynthesis. B) Nuclear Fission. C) Nuclear Fusion. D) Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear Fusion. 39. The law of conservation of mass states that A) What's the matter?. B) Matter can be created from nothing. C) Matter can be released from our universe. D) The total mass of an object remains fixed within a closed system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The total mass of an object remains fixed within a closed system. 40. The Big Bang Theory explains that the universe ..... A) Expanded. B) Had a beginning 13.8 billion years ago. C) Used to be much smaller and hotter. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 41. All stars spend about 90% of their life cycle in this stage of stellar evolution. A) Main sequence. B) Neutron star. C) Planetary nebula. D) Supergiant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main sequence. 42. The law of conservation of energy states that A) The amount of energy in the Universe is decreasing. B) The mass of an object is fixed. C) Eating lipids gives you more energy than carbohydrates. D) Energy cannot be created or destroyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy cannot be created or destroyed. 43. What have astronomer's concluded based on the observed red shifts in the spectral lines of distant galaxies? A) Universe is getting smaller. B) Universe is expanding. C) Universe size isn't changing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Universe is expanding. 44. The energy was found in the form of microwaves and is coming at us from every point in the universe. "afterglow" A) Star. B) Red Shift. C) Big Bang Theory. D) Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMB). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMB). 45. What brightens and fades in a regular pattern? A) A Cepheid variable. B) Light year. C) A shiny rock. D) The sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Cepheid variable. 46. The big bang theory ..... A) States what started the universe. B) Uses evidence to explain how the universe started. C) Is a reasonable guess, but is not yet supported. D) Cannot be changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uses evidence to explain how the universe started. 47. Which of the following happens before a black hole comes into existence? A) Gravity ceases to exist in a certain region of space. B) A new star is born at the center of a galaxy. C) The fabric of spacetime is ripped by a star or planet. D) An old star collapses in on itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An old star collapses in on itself. 48. Occurred 14 million years ago when galaxies expanded throughout the universe like raisins baked in a cake. A) Galaxy Motion. B) The Big Bake. C) The Big Bang. D) Universe Expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Big Bang. 49. The Giant Impact is a A) Galaxy. B) Star. C) Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 50. Which word best describes a singularity? A) Dense. B) Flammable. C) Cold. D) Large. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dense. 51. Which of the following processes happens when a star is born? A) Nuclear Fusion. B) Rotation. C) Red shift. D) Nuclear Fission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear Fusion. 52. What did Edwin Hubble discover? A) Aliens. B) Blue waves of nuclear radiation. C) Red Shift. D) Green shift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Shift. 53. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental force of nature? A) Gravity. B) Electromagnetism. C) Electroweak force. D) Strong Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electroweak force. 54. What spectrum is one that is a continuous spectrum with dark lines running through it? A) Absorption. B) Emission. C) Continuous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absorption. 55. What causes stars to exit the main sequence? A) When they get too old. B) When gravity causes the core to collapse. C) When the star begins to exhaust all of its hydrogen and run out of fuel. D) When the star begins to burn too hot and go into supernova. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the star begins to exhaust all of its hydrogen and run out of fuel. 56. The universe began as? A) A dot. B) A volcano. C) Hot, small and dense superforce. D) Large, hot and dense superforce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hot, small and dense superforce. 57. According to the Doppler effect, the color of any object moving away from you will shift towards ....., while the color of any object moving closer while shift towards ..... A) White, black. B) Black, white. C) Red, blue. D) Blue, red. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red, blue. 58. To prove that a theory is true, scientists need ..... A) To argue with each other. B) Money. C) A judge. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 59. According to the scientists and the Big Bang Theory, about how long ago did the universe begin? A) 13.7 billion years ago. B) 15.4 billion years ago. C) 14.2 billion years ago. D) 16.9 billion years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13.7 billion years ago. 60. What are galaxies made of? A) Billions of stars. B) Moons and planets. C) Two stars orbiting each other. 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