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.
The abundance of light elements in the universe.
Hubble's Law.
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
2. The electron is a
composite particle.
fermion.
force-mediating particle.
boson.
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 force of gravity keeps the planets in their orbits.
The planets move in circles centred on the Sun.
The universe is expanding.
The planets move in ellipses with the Sun at one focus.
5. Which of the following forces is NOT described by the Standard Model.
Gravity.
The strong nuclear force.
The weak 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 proton.
The electron.
The charm quark.
The photon.
8. Which observation won Penzias and Wilson the Nobel Prize?
The first observation of Gravitational Lensing.
Discovery of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
The expansion of the universe is accelerating.
The first observation of Cepheid Variable Stars.
9. How long ago did the Big Bang happen?
13.7 Billion years ago.
600 Billion years ago.
6000 years ago.
93 Billion years ago.
10. What is the Large Hadron Collider?
A system of colliding galaxies.
A space telescope.
A particle accelerator that collides electrons and positrons.
A particle accelerator that collides protons.
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