The Big Bang and the Beginning of the Universe Quiz

What theory became widely accepted in science after the discovery of cosmic background radiation?

• Multiverse Theory

• Big Bang Theory

• String Theory

• Steady State Theory

What did Edwin Hubble discover about galaxies that led to a better understanding of the universe?

• They are shrinking

• They are moving closer to each other

• They are moving apart from each other

• They are stationary

What is the temperature of the universe when quarks begin forming new particles, hadrons?

• 1 billion degrees Celsius

• 100 million degrees Celsius

• 10 billion degrees Celsius

• 1 trillion degrees Celsius

What is the first atom that formed in the universe after the decay of neutrons into protons?

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Helium

What did the radiation from stars and galaxies do to the stable hydrogen gas in the universe?

• Turned it into a solid

• Dissolved it into a plasma

• Caused it to evaporate

• Made it invisible

What do scientists need to understand the events that occurred right at the beginning of the universe?

• A theory that unifies Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics

• A theory that explains the existence of multiple universes

• A theory that proves the existence of time travel

• A theory that explains the origin of life

What is the significance of the fact that we are made of dead stars?

• It means we are not connected to the universe

• It means we are the universe's way of experiencing itself

• It means we are not part of the universe

• It means we are separate from the universe

What is the main idea of the text?

• The universe is infinite and ageless

• The universe is constantly shrinking

• The universe was suddenly born and is not infinite

• The universe is made up of antimatter

What is the name of the radiation that is a remnant from an early stage of the universe in Big Bang cosmology?

• Gamma Radiation

• Cosmic Background Radiation

• Ultraviolet Radiation

• X-Ray Radiation

What is the term for the study of the origin and evolution of the universe?

• Geology

• Astronomy

• Cosmology

• Quantum Physics