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) 5.2 billion years
C) 19.6 billion years
D) 8.9 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) Extremely hot and dense
B) Completely dark
C) Full of life
D) Cold and empty
  • 4. What kind of radiation is considered the remnant of the Big Bang?
A) Ultraviolet radiation
B) Cosmic Microwave Background 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) Oxygen
B) Helium
C) Carbon
D) Hydrogen
  • 6. What term describes the rapid expansion of the universe in the first moments after the Big Bang?
A) Rapid Stretch
B) Inflation
C) Expansion Burst
D) Boom Effect
  • 7. How did the universe evolve from a hot, dense state to its current form?
A) Collapsing into a singularity
B) Expanding and cooling
C) Remaining constant in temperature
D) Contracting and heating
  • 8. What is the name for the theoretical point where the density and temperature of the universe were infinite?
A) Cosmic Apex
B) Infinite Point
C) Singularity
D) Ethereal Nexus
  • 9. Which region of the cosmic microwave background radiation is thought to provide evidence for the theory of cosmic inflation?
A) Cosmic rays
B) Temperature fluctuations
C) Radiation anomalies
D) Anisotropies
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