Beginning of the universe: Big Bang
  • 1. What is the estimated age of the universe since the Big Bang?
A) 13.8 billion years
B) 19.6 billion years
C) 8.9 billion years
D) 5.2 billion years
  • 2. Which scientist is credited with proposing the Big Bang theory?
A) Georges LemaƮtre
B) Isaac Newton
C) Carl Sagan
D) Albert Einstein
  • 3. What was the universe like in the first few moments after the Big Bang?
A) Full of life
B) Extremely hot and dense
C) Completely dark
D) Cold and empty
  • 4. What kind of radiation is considered the remnant of the Big Bang?
A) Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
B) Ultraviolet radiation
C) X-ray radiation
D) Infrared radiation
  • 5. What was the only chemical element present in the universe immediately after the Big Bang?
A) Helium
B) Carbon
C) Oxygen
D) Hydrogen
  • 6. What term describes the rapid expansion of the universe in the first moments after the Big Bang?
A) Expansion Burst
B) Boom Effect
C) Rapid Stretch
D) Inflation
  • 7. How did the universe evolve from a hot, dense state to its current form?
A) Remaining constant in temperature
B) Contracting and heating
C) Collapsing into a singularity
D) Expanding and cooling
  • 8. What is the name for the theoretical point where the density and temperature of the universe were infinite?
A) Ethereal Nexus
B) Cosmic Apex
C) Singularity
D) Infinite Point
  • 9. Which region of the cosmic microwave background radiation is thought to provide evidence for the theory of cosmic inflation?
A) Cosmic rays
B) Anisotropies
C) Temperature fluctuations
D) Radiation anomalies
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