Dungeon Boss: Evidence #1

According to the Big Bang Theory, how long ago do we think that the Big Bang occurred?

• 14 million years ago

• 14 billion years ago

• 14,000 years ago

• 140 billion years ago

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is a theory?

• observation about nature

• tested and confirmed explanation

• a prediction

• Description of something (often using math)

According to the theory of the Big Bang, what was formed by the Big Bang?

• the first stars

• Hydrogen, Helium and Lithium

• galaxies

• planets and life

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is a scientific law?

• observations about nature

• description of a phenomena (often using math)

• testable prediction

• tested explanation

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What does the movement of galaxies away from us suggest?

• The universe is shrinking

• The universe is expanding

• The universe is static

• The universe is collapsing

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Why is Hubble's Law considered a scientific law?

• It explains the color of stars

• It predicts galaxy velocity using math

• It measures the mass of planets

• It determines the age of the universe

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What did Edwin Hubble discover that changed history?

• The Big Bang produced Hydrogen

• Other galaxies exist and are moving

• Waves that are squished are blue

• The Doppler Effect shows movement

What did Hubble find when he graphed distance and velocity?

• No correlation

• Galaxies closer move away slowly, far ones quickly

• All galaxies move at the same speed

• Galaxies move towards us

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What does Hubble's Law allow scientists to do?

• Measure the temperature of stars

• Predict galaxy distance based on velocity

• Determine the color of galaxies

• Calculate the mass of planets

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

How do light waves change as an object is moving away?

• higher frequency, shorter wavelength

• lower frequency, longer wavelength

• higher frequency, longer wavelength

• lower frequency, shorter wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1