Big Bang Theory Quiz 8 (41 MCQs)

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1. Which scientist developed the first telescope and began using it to observe the night sky?
2. What is a satellite?
3. Who helped develop the geocentric system?
4. How many neutrons does the isotope below have? 89 36Kr
5. What instrument has allowed us to look deep into space to observe things far away that give us hints to the past?
6. What is the name of Isaac Newton's theory that we talked about in class?
7. ..... was the astronomer that said the sun was in the center of the universe.
8. Astrology is known as a what?
9. Red light has a ..... or frequency, than the blue end.
10. As light moves away from us, the frequency
11. This is a young star that glows as gravity brings it together
12. If I ever ..... perfect a time machine, I ..... just go into the past and give it to myself.
13. Tool used by astronomers to view wavelengths from distant galaxies.
14. When sound is close to you it is high pitched, when the sound goes away from you, it is lower pitched, this is known as .....
15. CMB radiation is radiation that was
16. The "afterglow" of the energy (static and heat) from the origin of the universe that we see today.
17. Ever since the universe began, the universe has been
18. When a galaxy is moving away from Earth, the wavelength of light it is giving off is
19. The ..... model describes the sun at the center of the universe.
20. All satellites are .....
21. When atoms are torn apart from gravitational forces
22. Spectroscopes can tell us all of these about except .....
23. Pluto is known as a
24. What was Albert Einstein's theory that we talked about in class called?
25. The strength of the gravitational force between two objects depends on
26. Which of the following processes resulted in the Lepton Epoch?
27. The universe formed ..... years ago
28. Nebulae are primarily composed of what element?
29. A common characteristic in galaxies spectra that they are moving away from Earth is .....
30. What do we call the boundary around a black hole where nothing can escape its gravity?
31. Which of the following is evidence of cooling temperatures within the universe?
32. A scientific model that describes how the universe began is called .....
33. Stars that are grouped together in patterns are known as
34. Which scientists was responsible for coining the phrase "Big Bang? ''
35. There is the same ratio of what two elements throughout the universe used to support the BBT?
36. What forces cause a planet to orbit?
37. Who disagreed with Galileo who helped prove the heliocentric model?
38. The law of conservation of energy can relate directly to
39. This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky
40. If space is stretched out .....
41. How the universe formed