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