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1
Antimatter________________
has the same mass as matter.
annihilates matter.
all of the above.
has the opposite charge as matter.
2
Inflation may be responsible for which of the following?
production of a multiverse.
the uniformity of the CMB.
all of the above.
expansion of the universe faster than the speed of light.
3
_______________ is causing the universe to expand pushing the galaxies apart and killing the universe.
Dark Energy
Dark Force
None of the above
Dark Matter
4
Which of the forces governs chemistry and interaction of matter.
the weak nuclear force
the strong nuclear force
electromagnetism
gravity
5
24% of the universes normal matter is helium.
True
False
6
The scientist(s) who explained how energy could be converted into matter was/were
Albert Einstein
LeMaitre
Penzias and Wilson
Alan Guth
7
200 million years after the Big Bang ______________
gravity caused the first star to form
atoms captured their electrons.
protons formed from quarks
the first galaxies formed
8
In the first second, the Big Bang created
time
All of the above
space
matter
9
If gravity had been just slightly stronger, the universe would have collapsed into a .
Big Rip
Big Crunch
Big Chill
Big Bang
10
The scientist who first proposed inflation was
LeMaitre
Penzias and Wilson
Albert Einstein
Alan Guth
11
The most fundamental particles of matter are known as
muons
bosons
quarks
hadrons
12
When antimatter combines with matter it creates
strange matter.
a Big Bang.
a singularity.
gamma rays.
13
The earliest element to form was
carbon
lithium
hydrogen
helium
14
The ___________ created space, time, and energy.
Big Chill
Big Bang
Big Rip
Big Crunch
15
The universe is ____________ years old.
13.8 million
13.8 billion
13.8 thousand
8000
16
In the first_______________, the universe evolved more quickly than the 13.8 billion years since.
second
none of the above
Planck time
10-43 second
17
The scientist(s) who discovered the Cosmic Background radiation was/ were
LeMaitre
Alan Guth
Albert Einstein
Penzias and Wilson
18
During _______________ space grew faster than the speed of light.
expansion
deflation
stagnation
inflation
19
At the beginning of the 20th century scientist thought the universe was
static
both static and eternal
expanding
eternal
20
Formation of elements ranging from helium to iron occurs during nucleosynthesis.
True
False
21
Warm spots in the cosmic microwave background formed
voids
galaxies
quasars
black holes
22
The cosmic microwave background first lit up the universe ______________ after the big bang.
13.8 billion years
380,000 years
1 second
less than 1 second
23
The scientist(s) who coined the term "Big Bang" was/were
Edwin Hubble
Albert Einstein
Penzias and Wilson
Fred Hoyle
24
One Planck time is
1 second
10-23 seconds
6.023 x 1023 seconds
10-43 seconds
25
Which of the forces is responsible for fission, fusion, and the creation of stars?
the weak nuclear force
electromagnetism
gravity
the strong nuclear force
26
Space is at least _______ light years across.
250 billion
200 billion
150 billion
300 billion
27
In the beginning, scientist believe _____________ ruled all of creation.
electromagnetism
the Super friends
gravity
the Superforce
28
Along with matter, _________ was made making the destruction of the early universe possible.
Strange matter
Pseudomatter
Antimatter
It doesn't matter.
29
In 2009, the _______ satellite scanned the temperature of the microwave background to a millionth of a degree.
Hubble
WMAP
Planck
COBE
30
380,000 years after the Big Bang ______________ causing the universe to become transparent.
protons formed from quarks
gravity caused the first star to form
the first galaxies formed
atoms captured their electrons.
31
The strong nuclear force is required for binding__________ together to build protons and neutrons.
hadrons
baryons
quarks
muons
32
The first force to emerge after the splitting of the superforce was
the strong nuclear force
electromagnetism
the weak nuclear force
gravity
33
The cosmological constant was invented by Einstein to allow for a static universe using General Relativity.
False
True
34
The scientist(s) who discovered that galaxies were moving away from the earth at incredible speeds was/were
Penzias and Wilson
Albert Einstein
Fred Hoyle
Edwin Hubble
35
The second force to emerge after the splitting of the superforce was
the strong nuclear force
electromagnetism
the weak nuclear force
gravity
36
Formation of heavy elements like lead, platinum, and gold occurs when stars explode as supernova.
True
False
37
What was discovered in 1965 and later led to its discoverers receiving the Nobel Prize?
the cosmic background radiation
black holes
the Big Bang
neutron stars
38
Gravitational waves produced during inflation have been detected on Earth.
False
True
39
The creation of elements heavier than hydrogen in the heart of stars is known as
nucleosynthesis
Synthetic creation
Radiosynthesis
nuclear fission
40
If something does not have mass
it has no charge.
it still has weight.
it has no energy.
it moves at the speed of light.
41
1 billion years after the Big Bang ______________
gravity caused the first star to form
atoms captured their electrons.
the first galaxies formed
protons formed from quarks
42
The equation that shows how energy can be converted into matter is ______________.
E=hv
E=mc2
E=mc
E=1/2mv2
43
The particle associated with mass is the ___________.
Higg's Boson.
Planck particle
tachyon.
graviton.
44
Which of the following lends support to the Big Bang Theory?
Expansion
all of the above
cosmic microwave background
abundance of light elements
45
What property was missing from the earliest matter of the universe.
energy
mass
spin
charge
46
The early universe was _____________ of degrees hot. Hot enough to disintegrate matter.
thousands
millions
trillions
billions
