
ESS_Big Bang and Stars

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Kyle Winter
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Approximately how long ago did the Big Bang occur?
13.8 million years ago
138 billion years ago
13.8 billion years ago
1.38 billion years ago
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) represent?
The light emitted by the first stars in the universe
Radiation from black holes
The cooled remnants of radiation from the early universe
Microwaves from active galaxies
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does redshift indicate about a galaxy’s motion?
The galaxy is moving toward Earth
The galaxy is moving away from Earth
The galaxy has stopped moving
The galaxy is rotating faster
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does blueshift indicate about a galaxy’s motion?
It is cooling down
It is moving away from Earth
It is expanding rapidly
It is moving closer to Earth
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the redshifting of galaxies provide evidence for the Big Bang?
It shows galaxies are orbiting one another
It indicates galaxies are stationary
It supports the idea that the universe is expanding
It proves that galaxies are collapsing inward
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do nearby stars and galaxies have different compositions from very distant ones?
Distant galaxies formed after heavier elements were created through fusion.
Nearby galaxies have always been more massive, allowing them to hold more elements.
Stars and galaxies closer to us have undergone more stellar generations, enriching them with heavier elements.
Distant galaxies are too cold to create new elements.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the composition of nearby and distant galaxies provide evidence for the Big Bang?
It proves that the universe is not expanding.
It shows that nearby galaxies are younger than distant ones.
It reveals that early galaxies contained mostly hydrogen and helium, matching Big Bang predictions.
It confirms that black holes were common shortly after the Big Bang.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
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