This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Big Bang Theory – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Big Bang Theory Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the following are used as proof of the big bang theory EXCEPT A) The cosmic background spectrum. B) The redshift of distant galaxies. C) The hydrogen-helium ratio of the early universe matches the present distribution of elements. D) Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cosmic background spectrum. 2. How much of the nebula matter became the Sun? A) 33%. B) 66%. C) 99%. D) 77%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 99%. 3. Fusion occurs in stars when A) Kulick is angry. B) Radioactive decay. C) Helium splits to form hydrogen. D) Hydrogen combines to form helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen combines to form helium. 4. A supergiant might explode and become a ..... A) Main sequence stars. B) White dwarf. C) Supernova. D) Nebula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supernova. 5. Well, if that ..... a movie, I ..... go see it. A) Was/should. B) Was/would. C) Were/could. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was/would. 6. All of the matter and energy in the Universe was once contained in A) A star. B) A galaxy. C) An element. D) A singularity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A singularity. 7. Which color on the visible light spectrum has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency? A) Red. B) Blue. C) Green. D) Orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue. 8. What is the best estimate of how long ago the universe formed? A) 10-12 million years ago. B) 60-65 million years ago. C) 13-15 billion years ago. D) 20-25 trillion years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13-15 billion years ago. 9. Our Sun is currently in the ..... stage of its life cycle. A) Nebula. B) Main sequence. C) Red giant. D) Planetary nebula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main sequence. 10. What type of nuclear fusion is going on in the main sequence of a star? (Hint: ..... into ..... ) A) Gravity $\rightarrow$ Energy. B) Helium $\rightarrow$ Boron. C) Hydrogen $\rightarrow$ Helium. D) Lithium $\rightarrow$ Neon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrogen $\rightarrow$ Helium. 11. As a star moves away from us, the wavelength increases and the frequency decreases causing the star's spectrum to shift A) Towards the red end of the spectrum. B) Towards the blue end of the spectrum. C) It doesn't shift. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Towards the red end of the spectrum. 12. Galaxies in the universe ..... A) Shrink. B) Do nothing. C) Get smaller. D) Expand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expand. 13. Cosmic background radiation is ..... A) Microwaves. B) Spacetime remnants. C) Increasing. D) Remaining constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microwaves. 14. First one to describe why waves change in wavelength and frequency when the object transmitting the waves are in motion A) Edwin Hubble. B) Georges Lemaitre. C) Christian Andreas Doppler. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christian Andreas Doppler. 15. A ..... ion is composed of more than one atom and behaves as a unit and carries a charge. A) Monoatomic. B) Diatomic. C) Polyatomic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polyatomic. 16. Cosmic microwave radiation (CMB) presents itself in the Universe in the form of A) Light. B) Heat. C) Waves. D) Stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat. 17. What evidence exists to support the Big Bang Theory? A) Earth orbits the Sun. B) Earth rotates on its axis. C) The universe is still constantly expanding. D) All objects in the universe are always growing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The universe is still constantly expanding. 18. What can the spectrum of a star tell us? A) Age of the star. B) Star's chemical composition. C) Star's elements. D) Star's chemical composition & elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Star's chemical composition & elements. 19. What percentage of the mass in the Universe is Hydrogen? A) 74%. B) 24%. C) 1%. D) 100%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 74%. 20. Who discovered redshift? A) Edwin Hubble. B) Lance Armstrong. C) Neil deGrasse Tyson. D) Albert Einstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edwin Hubble. ← 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