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