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