Big Bang Theory Quiz 24 (13 MCQs)

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1. A common characteristic in galaxies spectra that they are moving away from Earth is .....

Correct Answer: B) They are Red Shifted.

2. What do we call the boundary around a black hole where nothing can escape its gravity?

Correct Answer: A) Event Horizon.

3. Which of the following is evidence of cooling temperatures within the universe?

Correct Answer: A) Hydrogen and helium percentages decrease as other element percentages increase.

4. A scientific model that describes how the universe began is called .....

Correct Answer: C) The Big Bang Theory.

5. Stars that are grouped together in patterns are known as

Correct Answer: C) A constellation.

6. Which scientists was responsible for coining the phrase "Big Bang? ''

Correct Answer: A) Fred Doyle.

7. There is the same ratio of what two elements throughout the universe used to support the BBT?

Correct Answer: C) Hydrogen:Helium.

8. What forces cause a planet to orbit?

Correct Answer: B) Gravity and inertia.

9. Who disagreed with Galileo who helped prove the heliocentric model?

Correct Answer: D) The Catholic Church.

10. The law of conservation of energy can relate directly to

Correct Answer: B) The Cosmic Background Microwave radiation.

11. This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky

Correct Answer: D) Galileo.

12. If space is stretched out .....

Correct Answer: A) Time appears to move more slowly.

13. How the universe formed

Correct Answer: C) Big Bang Theory.