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After the Big Bang, how long did it take for the universe to form stable atoms?
380,000 years
38,000 years
38 million years
3.8 million years
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An educated idea or a possible answer to a scientific question, would be called?
science
inference
observation
hypothesis
3
What do scientists consider we are made of?
microwaves
star dust
neutrinos
radiowaves
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In 1929, ____ demonstrated red-shift which gave evidence about the expansion of the universe?
Newton
Einstein
Kepler
Hubble
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What is the name of the idea that suggested that the universe always existed and was unchanging
steady state theory
unchanging universe theory
microwave theory
baxter rate theory
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"27 dirty chicken nuggets were eaten by 3 students in 4th period" is an example of ______?
a quantitative statement
a qualitative statement
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What waves do we use to communicate in space and Earth's atmosphere?
microwaves and infrared
gravity and steady state
microwaves and radiowaves
microwaves and gravity
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How did our universe become filled with clumps of stuff like planets, suns, & galaxies?
inflation
it was always there
heat leftover from the Big Bang
gravity
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Elements essential to life are?
only in our Sun
only here in our solar system
only here on Earth
widespread throughout the cosmos
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How is enlargement of the universe during the Big Bang best described?
condensation
implosion
expansion
explosion
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.Where is our solar system located in the Milky Way galaxy?
Outside the Milky Way, looking in
Toward the outside edge of a spiral arm in the galaxy
near the center
at the center
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What is the 6th and 7th steps in the scientific method?
data and communicate results
question and conclusion
conclusion and communicate results
experiment and conclusion
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What can spectra from distant galaxies and stars tell us?
that they link the origins of life to us
the Eagle Nebula is dead
what connections they have to the Big Bang
what elements they are made of & is there potential for life
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What happens when clouds of hydrogen condense and they are pulled together by their own gravity
supernova
stars make elements heavier than iron
a star dies
a star is born
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What is cosmic evolution?
spectra from stars and galaxies support the Big Bang Theory
a dimensionless point where the physics laws cease to exist
demonstrates red-shift
a chain of connections that link the origins of life to us
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In 1610, ____ proposes that the planets move around the Sun in elliptical orbits?
Kepler
Aristotle
Copernicus
Ptolemy
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What is an Astronomical Unit (AU)?
The average distance from the Earth to Jupiter
The average distance from the Earth to the moon
The average distance from the Earth to the Sun
The average distance from the the Sun to Neptune
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How long did it take for scientists to answer the most basic questions about the cosmos?
scientists don't know anything yet
before the Big Bang
recently, within our lifetime
right after the Big Bang
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How did the Big Bang begin?
all matter was created in its current location
matter burst from tiny dimensionless point calledsingularity
lite waves condensed in a single area and matter was created
several galaxies collided and exploded
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.How do we know our solar system was formed from the remnants of dead stars?
Earth is covered with water
Earth is 4.5 billion years old
Earth contains hydrogen and helium
the Earth contains heavy elements
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Who were chief scientists behind the Cosmic Background Radiation ?
Biggie and Tupac
Penzias and Wilson
Toson and Booth
Carson and Pemberley
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What is the heaviest element a star can create during its lifetime?
carbon
helium
argon
iron
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What is the biggest technological advancement that improved our understanding of the universe?
the camera
the calculator
the telescope
the astrolabe
24
When does nuclear fusion stop in stars?
when gold is formed
when magnesium is formed
when iron is formed
when carbon is formed
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When a star can't fuse any more hydrogen it starts to fuse helium. When that happens we get?
nothing, a star dies
a nebula
heavier elements
spectra
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What event will occur when a star dies?
a nebula will form
pandemonium
biggie and tupac will be found
accumulation of iron and then supernova
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Name three principle elements of life that are made in stars?
oxygen, argon, and nitrogen
potassium, silicon, and argentium
berylium, neon, and argon
carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen
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What are the 2nd and 5th steps of the scientific method?
research and experiment
experiment and conclusion
research and data
hypothesis and data
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In 2003, a map was generated by the W-Map satellite. What do the red peaks represent?
hotpockets where super hot food will heat your mouth
empty space
steady state theory
hotspots, where superclusters of galaxies will form
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What hypothesis is called "Earth Centered"
Geocentric
Heliocentric
democentric
solcentric
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What has been called "The Pillars of Creation?
Quantum of Solace Nebula
Beagle Nebula
Schnauzer Nebula
Eagle Nebula
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What is the best explanation we currently have for how the universe was formed?
The Snerfarian Ideology
The Blairsky Hypothesis
The Argantian Continuum
Big Bang Theory
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What is Cosmic Background Radiation?
dark matter
force that causes the expansion of the universe to go faster
leftover thermal energy from the Big Bang
a large cloud of gas and dust
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When do scientists believe the Big Bang occurred?
380,000 years ago
13.7 billion years ago
1 million years ago
50 billion years ago
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The step-by-step procedure used to obtain evidence in order to answer a question is called?
procedural control
prediction
science
scientific method
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What Theory is called "Sun Centered"
Heliocentric
Democentric
Geocentric
Solcentric
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How old is Earth?
4.6 million years old
4.5 billion years old
46 million years old
460 billion years old
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What is the event called inflation?
hyper fast expansion
radiowave expansion
super fast explosion
microwave expansion
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What elements existed in the early universe?
hydrogen and nitrogen
nitrogen and carbon
hydrogen, helium, and lithium
helium and carbon
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What do the valleys represent on the W-Map satellite image?
high gravity pulling in planets
empty space/dark matter
hotspots where superclusters of galaxies will form
hotpockets where super hot food will heat your mouth
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What happens during nuclear fusion?
small atoms are smashed together to become larger atoms
small amounts of energy are released
large atoms are split apart to form smaller atoms
helium becomes hydrogen
