Origin Of The Universe Question Preview (ID: 23690)


This Review Covers Events Prior To And After The Violent Explosion That Created The Universe. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

From evidence collected by scientists, what is the agreed upon age of the universe?
a) 4-7 billions years old
b) 8-11 billion years old
c) 12-15 billion years old
d) 1-3 billion years old

When viewing an object in space through a spectrometer, you determine that the object is moving away from the Earth. What color are the spectral lines or waves you see?
a) red
b) blue
c) green
d) yellow

When viewing an object in space through a spectrometer, you determine that the object is moving towards the Earth. What color are the spectral lines or waves you see?
a) red
b) blue
c) green
d) yellow

At what speed are object moving in relation to Earth if there are larger Doppler shifts ?
a) same as Earth
b) lower than Earth
c) higher than Earth
d) at the speed of light

At what speed are object moving in relation to Earth if there are smaller Doppler shifts ?
a) same as Earth
b) lower than Earth
c) higher than Earth
d) at the speed of light

What machine do scientists use to simulate the conditions of the early universe?
a) radio telescope
b) particle accelerator
c) spectral centrifuge
d) electromagnetic vacuum

What phenomenon helps reveal if an object in space is moving toward or away from the Earth?
a) stellar refraction
b) magnetic imaging
c) Doppler effect
d) Hubble resonance

The concept of an expanding universe led to the:
a) big crunch theory
b) expansion-contraction thoery
c) interstellar radiation theory
d) big bang theory

A device that can separate light into different colors or wavelength's is the:
a) telescpoe
b) particle accelerator
c) spectrometer
d) Hadron collider

The cooling and condensing of the gases and interstellar dust in universe led to the formation of:
a) atoms and molecules
b) stars and galaxies
c) blackholes
d) gravity

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