This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Big Bang Theory – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Big Bang Theory Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When did the Universe "light up" ? In other words, at what time could light begin to pass through the Universe? A) 1 billion years after the Big Bang. B) 15 billion years after the Big Bang. C) 380, 000 years after the Big Bang. D) Less than a second after the Big Bang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 380, 000 years after the Big Bang. 2. What will be the next stage in our star the sun's life cycle? A) Supernova. B) White dwarf. C) Blackhole. D) Red giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red giant. 3. Who came up with the heliocentric model? A) Nicolaus Copernicus. B) Johannes Kepler. C) Galileo Galilei. D) Albert Einstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nicolaus Copernicus. 4. Light energy moves in A) Waves. B) Particles. C) Condensation. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waves. 5. Step 1 of the proton-proton chain reaction results in A) Helium 3 atom. B) Helium 4 aton. C) Hydrogen 1 atom. D) Hydrogen 2 atom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen 2 atom. 6. Hubble's Law shows mathematically that more distant galaxies are A) Moving away at a slower rate. B) Moving away at a faster rate. C) Not moving at all. D) Move away slowly at first and then speed up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving away at a faster rate. 7. Galaxies are composed of ..... A) Stars. B) Stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity. C) Stars, gas, and dust. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity. 8. The universe is ..... A) Expanding. B) Staying constant. C) Shrinking. D) Exploding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expanding. 9. What does the Greek word helios mean? A) Earth. B) Sun. C) Moon. D) Star. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 10. Big Bang theorists believe that there should be energy left over from the Big Bang, and it should be in the form of ..... A) Low level microwave energy. B) Extreme heat. C) A swirling vortex. D) Visible light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low level microwave energy. 11. What are the vertical columns on the periodic table? A) Periods. B) Groups or Families. C) Cells. D) Atomic Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groups or Families. 12. ..... it be totally weird if I ..... it? A) Would/used. B) Could/use. C) Would/use. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would/used. 13. Who coined the term "big bang" ? A) Albert Einstein. B) Edwin Hubble. C) Fred Hoyle. D) Penzias and Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fred Hoyle. 14. Rocks that move through space. A) Comets. B) Meteoroids. C) Asteroids. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meteoroids. 15. Developed the idea of the red shift in 1929 based on a study of the light received from distant galaxies A) Edwin Hubble. B) Blue Shift. C) Spectroscope. D) Big Bang Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edwin Hubble. 16. Which of the following does not support the big bang theory? A) Cosmic Background Radiation. B) The observation that all galaxies appear to be moving away from us. C) The observation that the milky way galaxy orbits a large black hole. D) Red Shift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The observation that the milky way galaxy orbits a large black hole. 17. Which theory states the universe began with an explosion of a singularity and still expands today? A) Big Bang Theory. B) Steady State Theory. C) Geocentric Theory. D) Heliocentric Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big Bang Theory. 18. What is used to determine how fast stars are moving toward or away from Earth? A) Hubble's Law. B) Doppler Effect. C) Parallax. D) Telescopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doppler Effect. 19. How old is our solar system? A) 13.7 Billion years. B) 4.6 Billion years. C) 18 Trillion years. D) 10, 000 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4.6 Billion years. 20. If a star is moving away from us the light get stretched out. This makes it appear more ..... than it really is. A) Red. B) Blue. C) Purple. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red. ← 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