This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Big Bang Theory – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Big Bang Theory Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the largest galaxy in the universe? A) Andromeda. B) Messier 81. C) Large Megallanic Cloud. D) IC 1101. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) IC 1101. 2. The most commonly accepted theory explaining the creation of the universe A) Red Shift. B) Big Bang Theory. C) Blue Shift. D) Angstrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big Bang Theory. 3. The doppler effect works on ..... waves A) Sound. B) Light. C) Sound and light. D) Neither light nor sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sound and light. 4. How long ago did cosmologist say the world began A) 10.4 billion years ago. B) 13.7 billion years ago. C) 13.4 billion years ago. D) 14.2 billion years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13.7 billion years ago. 5. Which object is the center of the solar system according to Galileo? A) Moon. B) Sun. C) Neptune. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 6. Giant clouds of gas and dust later became ..... A) Galaxies. B) Single Planets. C) New Big Bang. D) Single Star. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Galaxies. 7. Which of the following is the final stage of the life cycle of a star that can occur after the supernova of the most massive stars? A) Red Supergiant. B) Black Hole. C) Quasar. D) White Dwarf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black Hole. 8. The greater the redshift A) The closer the galaxy. B) The bigger the galaxy. C) The shorter the light waves. D) The faster the galaxy is moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The faster the galaxy is moving. 9. The amount of hydrogen and helium found in the universe is ..... the Big Bang theory. A) Exactly what's predicted by. B) Less than what's predicted by. C) Much greater than what's predicted by. D) Doesn't have anything to do with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exactly what's predicted by. 10. Rutherford discovered what part of the atom A) Electron. B) Proton. C) Nucleus. D) Neutron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nucleus. 11. How long ago did the universe begin? A) 4.6 million years ago. B) 4.6 billion years. C) 13.8 billion years ago. D) 14 million years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13.8 billion years ago. 12. What is the formula for density? A) Density = mass-volume. B) Density = mass + volume. C) Density = mass x volume. D) Density = mass / volume. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Density = mass / volume. 13. Which of the following refers to the smaller stages in an era? A) Epoch. B) Eon. C) Period. D) Phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epoch. 14. What is the instrument scientists use to see the spectrum of a light source? A) Spectrum. B) Spectroscope. C) Telescope. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spectroscope. 15. If you ..... your own game character, we ..... hang out ..... maybe go on a quest. A) Had/could. B) Have/would. C) Had/should. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had/could. 16. According to the Big Bang, the universe began as ..... A) A large disc full of matter. B) A small, dense singularity. C) A large helium-filled glob. D) A rotating disc of rock and ash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small, dense singularity. 17. The hottest color star is A) White. B) Yellow. C) Blue. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue. 18. The study and origin of the universe A) Cosmology. B) Astronomy. C) Astrology. D) Evolutionary biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cosmology. 19. Explained why galaxies appear to be accelerating away from the each other A) Stars. B) CMB. C) Big Bang Theory. D) Red Shift. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red Shift. 20. Light is electromagnetic-what does this mean? A) It is electric. B) It is a wave that is needs a medium to travel. C) It is a wave that can travel through a vacuum (like space). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a wave that can travel through a vacuum (like space). 21. What is a sunspot? A) A rock inside the sun. B) A star on the sun. C) A dark spot on the sun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dark spot on the sun. 22. Gravity is due to A) The pull between Earth and the moon. B) The pull between the Sun and Earth. C) The pull between any objects with mass. D) The pull between atomic nuclei. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pull between any objects with mass. 23. The early universe was extremely ..... & ..... A) Hot/Bright. B) Dense/Hot. C) Dense/Cold. D) Hot/Damp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dense/Hot. 24. Which of the following is proof for the Big Bang Theory? A) Similar composition of Earth and the Moon. B) Stars appear to move in the night time sky. C) Cosmic background radiation. D) Ms. Phelan's dog chasing his tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cosmic background radiation. 25. In stars, which two elements provide their fuel source to provide heat and light? A) Oxygen and Hydrogen. B) Hydrogen and Helium. C) Carbon and Iron. D) Magnesium and Cobalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrogen and Helium. 26. The CMB (Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation) is A) Visible to the human eye. B) Incredibly hot. C) Only located in certain places in the universe. D) The remaining energy from the big bang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The remaining energy from the big bang. 27. Who created the the Big Bang Theory A) Raj. B) Sheldon and Amy. C) A Big Bang. D) Leonard and Penny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Big Bang. 28. Most scientists think that elements heavier than iron are made ..... A) By gravity. B) During a supernova explosion. C) Inside neutron stars. D) While nuclear fission is occurring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During a supernova explosion. 29. The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye 400-700nm A) Microwaves. B) Ultraviolet Light. C) Visible Light. D) Infrared Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visible Light. 30. If you just ..... to Gabelhouser, he ..... give you your job back. A) Apologized/would. B) Apologize/could. C) Would/apologized. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apologized/would. 31. Galaxies that are redshifted are A) Actually blue. B) Really far away. C) Invisible. D) Moving away from us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moving away from us. 32. The scientist to first observe red shift of galaxies furthest from Earth A) Edwin Hubble. B) Georges Lemaitre. C) Christian Andreas Doppler. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edwin Hubble. 33. Our universe is made of ..... hydrogen A) 82%. B) 35%. C) 74%. D) 25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 74%. 34. What will decide the amount of time a star spends in the main sequence? A) Distance from our sun. B) Elements. C) Composition. D) Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mass. 35. Which of these things existed before the Big Bang? A) Light. B) Nothing. C) Time. D) Space. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nothing. 36. Which ion is POLYATOMIC? A) Se2. B) OH1. C) K1+. D) Al3+. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OH1. 37. What holds a galaxy together? A) Gravity. B) Glue. C) Planets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. 38. "The universe exists now as it always has" is a view of the A) Static Theory. B) Steady State Theory. C) Big Bang Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steady State Theory. 39. Which color on the spectrum has the longest wavelengths and lowest frequency? A) Red. B) Green. C) Yellow. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red. 40. "All matter and energy in the universe was once extremely compressed and then expanded suddenly in all directions." is the A) Static Theory. B) Steady State Theory. C) Big Bang Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big Bang Theory. 41. Which of the following is NOT one of the pieces of evidence for the Big Bang theory? A) Redshift. B) Black holes. C) Abundance of Hydrogen and Helium. D) Background radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black holes. 42. Red light has a ..... pitch, or frequency, than the blue end. A) The same. B) Low. C) Nice. D) High. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low. 43. Electromagnetism is a fundamental force that acts between A) Particles with positive or negative charges. B) All particles. C) Protons only. D) Neutrons only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Particles with positive or negative charges. 44. Why is the Big Bang theory the most accepted explanation of how the early Universe behaved? A) It's been proven correct beyond any doubt. B) It's the simplest explanation of the evidence. C) It's based on science and religion. D) It hasn't been changed by scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's the simplest explanation of the evidence. 45. What will the sun be in its final stage of the life cycle? A) Black Hole. B) Red Giant. C) Neutron Star. D) White Dwarf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) White Dwarf. 46. The range of wavelengths or frequencies over which radiation (light) extends A) Big Bang Theory. B) Electromagnetic Spectrum. C) Angstrum. D) Spectroscope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electromagnetic Spectrum. 47. An object becomes negatively charged by ..... A) Gaining positive charges. B) Losing negative charges. C) Gaining negative charges. D) Losing positive charged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gaining negative charges. 48. Which of the following correctly ranks astronomical objects by size, starting with the smallest? A) Solar system, earth, sun, universe, galaxy. B) Earth, sun, solar system, galaxy, universe. C) Universe, galaxy, solar system, earth, sun. D) Sun, solar system, earth, universe, galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth, sun, solar system, galaxy, universe. 49. Antimatter ..... A) Has the same mass. B) Has opposite Charges. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both. 50. If a star's spectral lines are blue shifted it means A) That the star is getting closer to Earth. B) Moving parallel to the Earth. C) That the star is getting farther away from Earth. D) That the star is going to explode. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That the star is getting closer to Earth. 51. What is produced during the process of nuclear fusion? A) Energy. B) Electromagnetic radiation. C) Elements heavier than hydrogen. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 52. A Belgian priest named ..... first suggested the Big Bang Theory in the 1920s, when he theorized that the universe began from a single primordial atom A) George Lemeter. B) Georges Lemoiter. C) Georges Lemaitre. D) Georges Lemetre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Georges Lemaitre. 53. The most abundant element in the universe today is A) Water. B) Hydrogen. C) Carbon. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrogen. 54. The formation of the elements is known as ..... A) SYNTHOGENESIS. B) NUCLEAR FISSION. C) NUCLEOSYNTHESIS. D) NUCLEOTIDES. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NUCLEOSYNTHESIS. 55. The weakest of the four fundamental forces is A) Gravity. B) Electromagnetism. C) Strong Nuclear. D) Weak Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. 56. Cosmic background radiation is made up of which of the following types of light? A) Visible Light. B) Infrared. C) Radio Waves. D) Microwaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Microwaves. 57. Belief that the position of the stars and any other astronomical bodies have an effect on our personal lives A) Cosmology. B) Astronomy. C) Cosmetology. D) Astrology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astrology. 58. Which are the two most abundant elements in the universe? A) Only hydrogen. B) Hydrogen and nitrogen. C) Nitrogen and oxygen. D) Helium and hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helium and hydrogen. 59. The only elements in the universe were hydrogen and helium until A) Humans came along. B) The redshift was discovered. C) The big bang. D) Stars began doing fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stars began doing fusion. 60. What is the composition of interstellar gases? A) 100% hydrogen. B) 50% hydrogen. C) 75% hydrogen and 25% helium. D) Mostly helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 75% hydrogen and 25% helium. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesBig Bang Theory Quiz 1Big Bang Theory Quiz 2Big Bang Theory Quiz 4Big Bang Theory Quiz 5Big Bang Theory Quiz 6Big Bang Theory Quiz 7Big Bang Theory Quiz 8Earth Science Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books