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Multiple Choice
a1. How does light from stars data support the Big Bang Theory? It shows that
Red Blue
Red Blue
a2. How would the spectrum of hydrogen on the distant star be described?
A. Reflected
B. Red-shifted
C. Offset
D. Refracted
a3. How would an astronomer explain the difference between the two spectra?
A. Hydrogen gives off light differently if the gravity of the star is large
B. Light traveling through space is warped by the vacuum
C. The star is traveling away from us, lengthening the light waves
D. The star has a slightly different kind of hydrogen it is burning.
b6. According to the theory, what has been happening to the matter in the universe
since the big bang occurred?
c7. Which of the following would be the best model of the “Big Bang” theory?
Use this time line of the life of the universe to answer the next two questions.
A B C D E F G H I J K
c9. Which best describes the location on the time line of the Big Bang?
A. at or before A
B. between A and B
C. between B and C
D. at G
c10. When do scientists think our solar system was formed?
A. at A
B. Between A and D
C. Between F and G
D. Between J and K
d11. Centuries ago, people thought that Earth was the center of the universe and
that the sun and moon went around it. Why did they think this was true?
d12. Galileo went to jail for publishing evidence that supported the sun-centered
solar system theory. Why?
d13. Most human cultures have explanations for the origin of the universe. How is
the scientific explanation different?
A. He used telescopes in the observatory that collected data from far into space.
B. He knew of the work of Einstein and used it to help make his calculations.
C. He made accurate measurements and used the correct formulas.
D. He was able to work on nights when the sky was clear of clouds.
d16. What does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation have to do with the big
bang theory?
e17. How does this story show the development of scientific evidence?
e18. What does much of the evidence for the big bang theory depend on?