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