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) 8.9 billion years
C) 5.2 billion years
D) 19.6 billion years
- 2. Which scientist is credited with proposing the Big Bang theory?
A) Carl Sagan
B) Albert Einstein
C) Isaac Newton
D) Georges Lemaître
- 3. What was the universe like in the first few moments after the Big Bang?
A) Completely dark
B) Extremely hot and dense
C) Full of life
D) Cold and empty
- 4. What kind of radiation is considered the remnant of the Big Bang?
A) X-ray radiation
B) Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
C) Ultraviolet radiation
D) Infrared radiation
- 5. What was the only chemical element present in the universe immediately after the Big Bang?
A) Hydrogen
B) Helium
C) Oxygen
D) Carbon
- 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) Inflation
D) Rapid Stretch
- 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) Remaining constant in temperature
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) Radiation anomalies
C) Temperature fluctuations
D) Anisotropies
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