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Unit 1: The Origin of the Universe and the Solar 


System •​ ​ Grade 11/12 
Lesson 1.1: Big Bang Theory 
​Worksheet 1 
 

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​ rite the letter of the correct answer before the number. 
 
1. What type of radiation in the universe is believed to the residue of the early universe? 
a. cosmic background microwave  c. radio waves 
b. infrared rays  d. ultraviolet waves 
 

2. What  force  prevents  individual  galaxies  from  increasing in size despite the continuous expansion 


of the universe? 
a. black hole  c. gravity 
b. dark matter  d. redshift 
 

3. What is the estimated age of the universe? 


a. 13.5 billion   c. 15.8 billion 
b. 13.7 billion   d. 18.3 billion 
 

4. Where does the universe originate according to the big bang theory? 
a. cosmic explosion  c. nucleosynthesis 
b. light elements  d. singularity 
 

5. What happens to the brightness of a galaxy that is moving towards the Earth? 
a. decreases  c. increase in light years 
b. increases  d. redshift in spectrum 
 

6. What is a theory? 
a. an educated guess  c. validated conclusion 
b. scientific opinion  d. well tested observation 
 

7. What does the big bang theory explain? 


a. redshift phenomenon  c. the origin of heavenly bodies 
b. relationship of distance and velocity  d. the origin of the universe 
 

8. Who observed galaxies moving away from us?   


a. Hubble  c. Penzias 
b. Lemaitre  d. Wilson 
 

9. What is the central idea of the big bang theory? 


a. All matter in the universe started  c. When two or more galaxies 
at a single point of origin.   collide, a big bang occurs.  
b. As the universe continues to  d. The current universe is at its 
expand, it will eventually  original location of the cosmic 
collapse.  explosion.  
 

10. What evidence support the big bang theory? 


a. The universe is expanding.  c. The universe is NOT moving. 
b. The universe is getting smaller.  d. The  universe  has  several  cosmic 
  explosions. 
  

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