10.3 - The Great Expansion

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10.3 - The Great Expansion

Last updated over 2 years ago

12 questions

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Question 1

In your own words, explain and describe ONE of the three main pieces of evidence we have for the Big Bang.

Question 2

Select all phrases that make the sentence true:

Light from an object moving away from us appears to have __________________

red shifted

a longer wavelength

blue shifted

a shorter wavelength

Question 3

Within our local group of galaxies, they ________________

move away from us

don't obey the Doppler effect

move towards us

follow the Doppler effect

Question 4

What states that "The rate at which astronomical objects move apart from each other is proportional to their distance from each other."

Question 5

The process where protons and neutrons combine to produce atomic nuclei is called ___________

Question 6

What percentage of all the atoms in the universe are Helium and Hydrogen?

Question 7

Select all the statements that are true.

What does The Cosmological Principle tell us?

It tells us that the Big Bang occured and that all of what we observe and test confirms this theory

It states that the Universe has no center or edges - it is the same throughout.

It tells us that matter in the Universe is homogeneous (uniform density) and isotropic (the same in all directions).

It means that through matter creation the cosmos was born into being

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Question 8

The Big Bang was a giant explosion.

True

False

Question 9

What were the 4 new forces of the Universe that were acting under different rules?

weak nuclear force

force of explosions

strong nulcear force

gravity

time

electromagnetic force

Question 10

10.

What Era occurs at only 1 second since the beginning of everything?

Question 11

11.

When the hydrogen gas clumped together after millions of years and gravity put it under great pressure ____________ began.

nucleosynthesis

gravity

fusion

electromagnatism

Question 12

12.

Why don't we know about the EXACT moment of the Big Bang?

Question 1

In your own words, explain and describe ONE of the three main pieces of evidence we have for the Big Bang.

Question 2

Select all phrases that make the sentence true:

Light from an object moving away from us appears to have __________________

red shifted

a longer wavelength

blue shifted

a shorter wavelength

Question 3

Within our local group of galaxies, they ________________

move away from us

don't obey the Doppler effect

move towards us

follow the Doppler effect

Question 4

What states that "The rate at which astronomical objects move apart from each other is proportional to their distance from each other."

Question 5

The process where protons and neutrons combine to produce atomic nuclei is called ___________

Question 6

What percentage of all the atoms in the universe are Helium and Hydrogen?

Question 7

Select all the statements that are true.

What does The Cosmological Principle tell us?

It tells us that the Big Bang occured and that all of what we observe and test confirms this theory

It states that the Universe has no center or edges - it is the same throughout.

It tells us that matter in the Universe is homogeneous (uniform density) and isotropic (the same in all directions).

It means that through matter creation the cosmos was born into being

Question 8

The Big Bang was a giant explosion.

True

False

Question 9

What were the 4 new forces of the Universe that were acting under different rules?

weak nuclear force

force of explosions

strong nulcear force

gravity

time

electromagnetic force

Question 10

10.

What Era occurs at only 1 second since the beginning of everything?

Question 11

11.

When the hydrogen gas clumped together after millions of years and gravity put it under great pressure ____________ began.

nucleosynthesis

gravity

fusion

electromagnatism

Question 12

12.

10.3 - The Great Expansion

10.3 - The Great Expansion

In your own words, explain and describe ONE of the three main pieces of evidence we have for the Big Bang.

Select all phrases that make the sentence true:Light from an object moving away from us appears to have __________________

Within our local group of galaxies, they ________________

What states that "The rate at which astronomical objects move apart from each other is proportional to their distance from each other."

The process where protons and neutrons combine to produce atomic nuclei is called ___________

What percentage of all the atoms in the universe are Helium and Hydrogen?

Select all the statements that are true.What does The Cosmological Principle tell us?

The Big Bang was a giant explosion.

What were the 4 new forces of the Universe that were acting under different rules?

What Era occurs at only 1 second since the beginning of everything?

When the hydrogen gas clumped together after millions of years and gravity put it under great pressure ____________ began.

Why don't we know about the EXACT moment of the Big Bang?

In your own words, explain and describe ONE of the three main pieces of evidence we have for the Big Bang.

Select all phrases that make the sentence true:Light from an object moving away from us appears to have __________________

Within our local group of galaxies, they ________________

What states that "The rate at which astronomical objects move apart from each other is proportional to their distance from each other."

The process where protons and neutrons combine to produce atomic nuclei is called ___________

What percentage of all the atoms in the universe are Helium and Hydrogen?

Select all the statements that are true.What does The Cosmological Principle tell us?

The Big Bang was a giant explosion.

What were the 4 new forces of the Universe that were acting under different rules?

What Era occurs at only 1 second since the beginning of everything?

When the hydrogen gas clumped together after millions of years and gravity put it under great pressure ____________ began.

Why don't we know about the EXACT moment of the Big Bang?

Select all phrases that make the sentence true:

Light from an object moving away from us appears to have __________________

Select all the statements that are true.

What does The Cosmological Principle tell us?

Select all phrases that make the sentence true:

Light from an object moving away from us appears to have __________________

Select all the statements that are true.

What does The Cosmological Principle tell us?