This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Big Bang Theory – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Big Bang Theory Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Belief that the position of the stars and any other astronomical bodies have an effect on our personal lives A) Astronomy. B) Astrology. C) Cosmology. D) Cosmetology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astrology. 2. 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. 3. The only elements in the universe were hydrogen and helium until A) The big bang. B) Humans came along. C) Stars began doing fusion. D) The redshift was discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stars began doing fusion. 4. 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. 5. Light waves that are stretched out by objects moving apart A) Have a shorter wavelength. B) Travel faster than the speed of light. C) Are invisible. D) Appear more red. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appear more red. 6. How long ago do scientists believe that the Big Bang occurred? A) 14 billion years ago. B) 13.7 billion years ago. C) 12.7 billion years ago. D) 14.7 billion years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13.7 billion years ago. 7. The H-R diagram is a graph that shows the relationship between ..... for stars. A) Temperature and color. B) Temperature and brightness. C) Brightness and color. D) Distance and brightness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature and brightness. 8. How long ago did the Big Bang occur? A) 13.8 billion years ago. B) 4.6 billion years ago. C) 13.8 million years ago. D) 10 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13.8 billion years ago. 9. Particles of light are known as what? A) Atoms. B) Waves. C) Photons. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photons. 10. Who supported Copernicus's Heliocentric Model A) Galileo. B) Plato. C) Ptolemy. D) No one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Galileo. 11. Read the sentence below and tell whether it is a claim, evidence or reason. According to the article, the coach said, "15 out 20 students participated in sports during the Fall season year 2016-2017." A) Claim. B) Evidence. C) Reason. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 12. "Centric" means ..... A) Earth. B) Center. C) Tree. D) Space. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Center. 13. What planet is NOT part of the geocentric model? A) Venus. B) Earth. C) Jupiter. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jupiter. 14. All the naturally occurring elements on Earth were formed by ..... A) Black holes scattered throughout the galaxy. B) Nuclear fusion in massive, ancient stars. C) Radioactive decay within the Earth's core. D) Comets and asteroids falling to Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear fusion in massive, ancient stars. 15. Evidence A) The one sentence answer to a question or problem. B) Data that provides support to the claim. C) Connects the evidence and the claim/ explains the how and why. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Data that provides support to the claim. 16. In what year did Copernicus publish his manuscript about his theory of the solar system? A) 1300. B) 1476. C) 1776. D) 1543. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1543. 17. Which are the outer planets? A) Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. B) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. C) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth and Mars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. 18. What would happen to the planets in the solar system if the sun's gravitational force were to suddenly disappear? A) They will stop moving and become static. B) They will stop spinning. C) They will fly away in straight lines. D) They will start moving toward the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will fly away in straight lines. 19. The temperature of the CMBR today is approximately ..... A) 3000K. B) 3K. C) $10^{10}$K. D) $10^{28}$K. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3K. 20. All space and matter A) Galaxy. B) Big Bang Theory. C) Spectrum. D) Universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Universe. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesBig Bang Theory Quiz 1Big Bang Theory Quiz 2Big Bang Theory Quiz 3Big Bang Theory Quiz 4Big Bang Theory Quiz 5Big Bang Theory Quiz 6Big Bang Theory Quiz 7Big Bang Theory Quiz 8Big Bang Theory Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books