This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Big Bang Theory – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Big Bang Theory Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who proposed the Heliocentric system? A) Ptolemy. B) Copernicus. C) Galileo. D) Aristotle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copernicus. 2. What do the color changes on the CMBR map represent? A) Density & Temperature Changes. B) Light & Distance Changes. C) Both Density & Temperature and Light & Distance Changes. D) Neither Density & Temperature and Light & Distance Changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Density & Temperature Changes. 3. Which of the following is NOT supporting evidence for the Big Bang Theory? A) Cosmic background radiation. B) Black holes. C) Elements dispersed throughout the universe. D) Redshift/blueshift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black holes. 4. The temperature of the universe A) Is constant. B) Has cooled to about 2.7 Kelvin. C) Has increased to about 10, 000 degrees Celsius. D) Varies between 20 to 6, 000 degrees Fahrenheit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has cooled to about 2.7 Kelvin. 5. What 2 gases does the universe consist of mainly? A) Nitrogen and oxygen. B) Nitrogen and helium. C) Helium and oxygen. D) Hydrogen and helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen and helium. 6. Who coined the phrase Big Bang? A) Edwin Hubble. B) Fred Doppler. C) Fred Hoyle. D) Galileo Galilei. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fred Hoyle. 7. What can the Doppler effect be experienced with? A) Water waves. B) Any type of wave. C) Light waves. D) Sound waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any type of wave. 8. Which of the following are direct evidence for Big Bang Theory? A) Uniformity of the large scale universe. B) Cosmic Microwave Background & He abundance. C) The expansion of universe. D) Doppler redshift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cosmic Microwave Background & He abundance. 9. Who discovered that the farther away a galaxy is the faster it is moving away from us, thus supporting the theory that the universe is still expanding from the force of the big bang? A) Edwin Hubble. B) Albert Einstein. C) Sir Isaac Newton. D) Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edwin Hubble. 10. According to the big bang theory, the universe is A) Exploding. B) Expanding. C) Slowly dying. D) 5 million years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expanding. 11. The universe is composed of matter and ..... Hint:Remember what Einstein's most famous equation states. A) Stars. B) Mass. C) Volume. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy. 12. Is the geocentric model correct? A) No. B) Yes. C) Kind of. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 13. It refer to atoms with the same atomic number but different atomic masses. A) ISOTOPES. B) CATION. C) ATOM. D) IONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ISOTOPES. 14. During this phase, all of the "ingredients" of the universe were already present A) Nuclear. B) Hadron. C) Lepton. D) Quark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quark. 15. How do scientists know the universe is expanding? A) By looking through a telescope and seeing everything moving away. B) By looking at a star's spectrum and seeing the red shift. C) By looking at a star's spectrum and seeing the blue shift. D) The universe is not expanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By looking at a star's spectrum and seeing the red shift. 16. Electromagnetic radiation is ..... A) Gravitational energy. B) Light energy. C) Heat. D) Spacetime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light energy. 17. What are the 3 pieces of scientific evidence to prove the Big Bang Theory? A) Big Bang Theory, Galaxies, stars. B) Red Shift, Blue light, Doppler Effect. C) Red Shift, CMB, hydrogen & helium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Shift, CMB, hydrogen & helium. 18. The strongest of the four fundamental forces is A) Gravity. B) Electromagnetism. C) Weak Nuclear. D) Strong Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strong Nuclear. 19. Who didn't think the universe was moving and then felt that it was his biggest blunder? A) Nicholas Copernicus. B) Fred Hoyle. C) Edwin Hubble. D) Albert Einstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Albert Einstein. 20. The Big Bang Theory proposes that the Big Bang occurred ..... A) 8 billion years ago. B) 3.8 billion years ago. C) 13.8 billion years ago. D) 20.4 million years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13.8 billion years ago. 21. Which force binds the nucleus of atoms together? A) Electromagnetic force. B) Weak nuclear force. C) Gravitational force. D) Strong nuclear force. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strong nuclear force. 22. How long did it take from the onset of the Big Bang to the formation of an atom (Hydrogen)? A) 500 million years. B) 10 seconds. C) 3 minutes. D) Less than 1 second. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 minutes. 23. As galaxies move away from us, the light waves we see coming from them are A) Not affected in any way. B) Louder. C) Scrunched together. D) Stretched out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stretched out. 24. German physicist who developed the theory of relativity, which states that time, space, and mass are relative to each other and not fixed. A) Albert Einstein. B) Edwin Hubble. C) Fred Hoyle. D) Penzias and Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Albert Einstein. 25. What is the apparent change in frequency of electromagnetic or sound waves caused by the relative motions of the source and the observer? A) Microwaves. B) Infrared. C) Speed of light. D) Doppler effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doppler effect. 26. How many epochs are there in the matter era? A) 1. B) 4. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 27. Who helped prove the heliocentric model? A) Einstein. B) Ptolemy. C) Galileo. D) Aristotle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Galileo. 28. Blue wavelengths have the ..... frequency and ..... wavelengths in the visible light spectrum. A) Lowest, shortest. B) Lowest, longest. C) Highest, longest. D) Highest, shortest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Highest, shortest. 29. Stating that objects are getting closer-moving towards each other A) Red Shift. B) Big Bang Theory. C) Blue Shift. D) Angstrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue Shift. 30. Gravity is caused by ..... A) Matter changing the shape of space. B) Dark energy. C) High amounts of cosmic background radiation. D) Changes in the speed of light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matter changing the shape of space. 31. How old do scientists predict the universe to be? A) 13.7 million years old. B) 13.7 billion years old. C) 1 million years old. D) We're not sure how old it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13.7 billion years old. 32. About ..... billion years ago, there was a violent explosion of energy:the Big Bang. A) 14.2. B) 13.8. C) 13.6. D) 14.8. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13.8. 33. Our sun is considered a ..... star A) Supernova. B) Main sequence. C) Nebula. D) Massive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main sequence. 34. What does the Big Bang Theory state about the density of the Universe? A) Dense at the start, and becoming more dense. B) Dense at the start, and becoming less dense. C) Less dense at the start, and becoming more dense. D) Less dense at the start, and becoming less dense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dense at the start, and becoming less dense. 35. Which are the inner or terrestrial planets? A) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. B) Mercury and Earth. C) Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. 36. Which color wavelengths are shorter? A) Purple. B) Blue. C) Red. D) Orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue. 37. Cosmic material is ..... A) Any matter in space. B) Energy traveling through spacetime. C) The result of matter and energy interacting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any matter in space. 38. What are the two major stages of the universe's evolution? A) Radiation and Matter Eras. B) Radiation and Time Eras. C) Time and Space Eras. D) Matter and Energy Eras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radiation and Matter Eras. 39. Which wavelength of visible light has the lowest frequency. A) Violet. B) Red. C) Blue. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 40. A galaxy showing blue shift is ..... A) Very cold. B) About to supernova. C) Moving towards us. D) Dying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moving towards us. 41. A galaxy is a collection of gas, dust, stars and planets held together by A) Gravity. B) Heat. C) Helium. D) Protostars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. 42. The law of conservation of mass/matter can relate directly to A) The composition of stars/galaxies. B) Redshift. C) The Doppler Effect. D) The Cosmic Microwave Background radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The composition of stars/galaxies. 43. The current stage of the universe's development A) Lepton. B) Atomic. C) Stellar. D) Galactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stellar. 44. Red shift of starlight is observed in 7 nearby stars. What do you know about their movement? A) The stars are not moving relative to Earth. B) The stars are moving towards Earth. C) The stars are moving away from Earth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The stars are moving away from Earth. 45. During which of the following epochs does the universe not experience any expansion? A) Inflationary Epoch. B) Lepton Epoch. C) Hadron Epoch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 46. Which words describe the universe when it was less than 1 second old? A) Small, Cold. B) Large, Cold. C) Small, Hot. D) Large, Hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small, Hot. 47. When did the Big Bang occur? A) 10.4 billion years ago. B) 30.2 billion years ago. C) 14-15 billion years ago. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14-15 billion years ago. 48. What type of galaxy is the Milkyway A) Irregular. B) Spiral. C) Elliptical. D) Peculiar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spiral. 49. How far away is the Andromeda galaxy from the Milky Way? A) 3 million miles. B) 2.5 billion light years. C) 40 billion meters. D) 13.8 billion miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2.5 billion light years. 50. Stars give off heat and light in a process called ..... A) Spectroscopy. B) Supernova. C) Luminosity. D) Nuclear fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear fusion. 51. The ..... model describes the Earth at the center of the universe. A) Geocentric. B) Heliocentric. C) Big Bang theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geocentric. 52. What device do scientist use to analyze the light emitted from objects in space? A) Doppler effect. B) Spectroscope. C) Telescope. D) Red shift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spectroscope. 53. Monatomic ions, consist of a ..... atom A) More than two. B) Two. C) Single. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single. 54. This epoch is characterized by the absence of matter and presence of energy. A) Electroweak. B) Planck. C) Lepton. D) Quark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planck. 55. The 2nd piece of evidence that supports the Big Bang Theory is ..... A) Absorption lines. B) Radiation. C) Red Shift. D) Cosmic microwave background radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cosmic microwave background radiation. 56. What does it mean if a star's spectrum is Red Shifted? A) It means the star is staying the same distance from Earth. B) It means the star is moving away. C) It means the star is getting closer to Earth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It means the star is moving away. 57. Protons started forming ..... after the big bang. A) Microseconds. B) 100 years. C) 30 seconds. D) 1 million years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microseconds. 58. Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of A) Microwave. B) Radiation. C) Energy. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. What is at the center of the universe in the heliocentric model? A) Another galaxy. B) Sun. C) Earth. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 60. What was the first chemical element produced in the universe? A) Helium. B) Lithium. C) Hydrogen. D) Beryllium. 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