Big Bang Intro Quiz

Galaxies that are redshifted are:

• actually blue.
• really far away.
• invisible.
• moving away from us.

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The Cosmic Background Radiation is:

• the remaining energy from the big bang.

• incredibly hot.

• visible to the human eye.

• only located in certain places in the universe.

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What were the original two elements in our universe?

• Lithium and Carbon
• Hydrogen and Neon
• Helium and Chlorine
• Hydrogen and Helium

In relation to us, most galaxies are…

• Moving toward us

• Moving away from us

• Not moving

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If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

• Moving towards the Earth
• Moving away from the Earth
• This is a trick question that cannot be answered
• It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

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Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

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How old do scientists think the Universe is?

• 13.8 billion years old
• 4.5 billion years old
• 24,000 years old
• 5 years old

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What does the Big Bang theory suggest?

• The universe was just there
• The Milky Way is the only solar system
• The universe is continually expanding
• The universe is collapsing in toward a single point

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As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

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One second after the Big Bang

• Protons and neutrons began to form

• stars are formed

• An abundance of hundreds of different gasses are released

• A blackhole is formed

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