Exploring the Cosmos - Degree Exam 2013 - Particles, Forces & the Big Bang
1. Which of the following is NOT evidence for the Big Bang?
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
The abundance of light elements in the universe.
Dark Matter.
Hubble's Law.
2. The electron is a
boson.
force-mediating particle.
composite particle.
fermion.
3. What is Eratosthenes famous for?
The first scientific theory of the universe.
His observatory.
His heliocentric model of the solar system.
He measured the circumference of the Earth.
4. Which of the following is an assertion of Kepler's Laws?
The universe is expanding.
The force of gravity keeps the planets in their orbits.
The planets move in ellipses with the Sun at one focus.
The planets move in circles centred on the Sun.
5. Which of the following forces is NOT described by the Standard Model.
Gravity.
The weak nuclear force.
The strong nuclear force.
Electromagnetism.
6. Which of the following does NOT provide evidence for Dark Matter?
The Cosmic Microwave Background.
Gravitational Lensing.
The Michelson-Morley Experiment.
Galactic Rotation Curves.
7. Which of the following is its own antiparticle?
The charm quark.
The proton.
The photon.
The electron.
8. Which observation won Penzias and Wilson the Nobel Prize?
Discovery of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
The first observation of Cepheid Variable Stars.
The first observation of Gravitational Lensing.
The expansion of the universe is accelerating.
9. How long ago did the Big Bang happen?
93 Billion years ago.
600 Billion years ago.
6000 years ago.
13.7 Billion years ago.
10. What is the Large Hadron Collider?
A particle accelerator that collides electrons and positrons.
A particle accelerator that collides protons.
A space telescope.
A system of colliding galaxies.
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