Big Bang Theory Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. Distance and mass are two factors that affect
2. What is the name of our Galaxy
3. What is the name of the star in our solar system?
4. All of the following claims are strong EXCEPT
5. According to the geocentric model, the planets orbited the sun in .....
6. How old do scientists think the Universe is?
7. We see more helium in the Universe than could have been made in stars. This means that
8. What led Edwin Hubble to conclude that the galaxies are moving apart from each other?
9. What is the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation?
10. Gravitational force occurs
11. When viewed from Earth, the light from a very distant galaxy shows a blue shift. This is evidence that this distant galaxy is
12. Irregularly shaped rocks that orbit the sun
13. What has been happening to the matter in the universe since the Big Bang occurred?
14. All of the following are used as proof of the big bang theory EXCEPT
15. How much of the nebula matter became the Sun?
16. Fusion occurs in stars when
17. A supergiant might explode and become a .....
18. Well, if that ..... a movie, I ..... go see it.
19. All of the matter and energy in the Universe was once contained in
20. Which color on the visible light spectrum has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency?
21. What is the best estimate of how long ago the universe formed?
22. Our Sun is currently in the ..... stage of its life cycle.
23. What type of nuclear fusion is going on in the main sequence of a star? (Hint: ..... into ..... )
24. As a star moves away from us, the wavelength increases and the frequency decreases causing the star's spectrum to shift
25. Galaxies in the universe .....
26. First one to describe why waves change in wavelength and frequency when the object transmitting the waves are in motion
27. A ..... ion is composed of more than one atom and behaves as a unit and carries a charge.
28. Cosmic microwave radiation (CMB) presents itself in the Universe in the form of
29. What evidence exists to support the Big Bang Theory?
30. What can the spectrum of a star tell us?
31. What percentage of the mass in the Universe is Hydrogen?
32. Who discovered redshift?
33. When did the Universe "light up" ? In other words, at what time could light begin to pass through the Universe?
34. What will be the next stage in our star the sun's life cycle?
35. Who came up with the heliocentric model?
36. Light energy moves in
37. Step 1 of the proton-proton chain reaction results in
38. Hubble's Law shows mathematically that more distant galaxies are
39. Galaxies are composed of .....
40. What does the Greek word helios mean?
41. Big Bang theorists believe that there should be energy left over from the Big Bang, and it should be in the form of .....
42. What are the vertical columns on the periodic table?
43. ..... it be totally weird if I ..... it?
44. Who coined the term "big bang" ?
45. Rocks that move through space.
46. Developed the idea of the red shift in 1929 based on a study of the light received from distant galaxies
47. Which of the following does not support the big bang theory?
48. Which theory states the universe began with an explosion of a singularity and still expands today?
49. What is used to determine how fast stars are moving toward or away from Earth?
50. How old is our solar system?
51. If a star is moving away from us the light get stretched out. This makes it appear more ..... than it really is.
52. The scientist who discovered that the Universe was expanding was
53. What type of galaxy is composed of older stars on the inside and younger stars on the outside?
54. The universe started how many years ago?
55. When someone is playing music by the road and you drive pass him, the music will .....
56. The speed at which a galaxy is moving away is proportional to its distance from us is known as
57. The universe consists of mainly ..... % and ..... 25%
58. Why were Hydrogen and Helium the FIRST elements in the universe?
59. A star at the stage in its life cycle when it stops burning hydrogen, begins burning helium, and expands to a large, low-density star.What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
60. How many stars our galaxy has?