Big Bang Theory Quiz

What is the Big Bang Theory primarily about?

• The formation of the Earth

• The expansion of the Universe

• The creation of black holes

• The lifecycle of stars

Who discovered that most galaxies are moving away from us?

• Vesto Slipher

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Albert Einstein

What did Edwin Hubble discover about galaxies?

• They are moving towards us

• They are stationary

• They are all within the Milky Way

• They are outside the Milky Way

What is Big Bang Nucleosynthesis?

• The process of star formation

• The fusion of hydrogen into helium in the early Universe

• The cooling of the Universe

• The creation of black holes

What did Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discover?

• The first galaxy

• The speed of light

• Cosmic microwave background radiation

• Dark matter

What does the cosmic microwave background radiation indicate?

• The Universe is static

• The Universe is cooling

• The Universe is heating up

• The Universe is expanding

What happened about 10,000 years after the Big Bang?

• The Universe became static

• The Universe started contracting

• The first stars and galaxies formed

• The Universe reached its maximum size

What are the four pillars of the Big Bang Theory?

• Galaxies moving away, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, cosmic microwave background radiation, dark energy

• Galaxies moving away, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, cosmic microwave background radiation, formation of galaxies

• Galaxies moving away, formation of black holes, cosmic microwave background radiation, dark matter

• Galaxies moving away, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, formation of black holes, dark energy

What is the significance of not finding stars older than 13.8 billion years?

• It disproves the Big Bang Theory

• It suggests the Universe is younger than we think

• It supports the Big Bang Theory

• It supports the theory of a static Universe

How should we regard the Big Bang Theory?

• As a mere hypothesis

• As a fictional story

• As a disproven theory

• With the same confidence as gravity and evolution