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.
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
Hubble's Law.
2. The electron is a
force-mediating particle.
composite particle.
boson.
fermion.
3. What is Eratosthenes famous for?
His observatory.
He measured the circumference of the Earth.
The first scientific theory of the universe.
His heliocentric model of the solar system.
4. Which of the following is an assertion of Kepler's Laws?
The universe is expanding.
The planets move in ellipses with the Sun at one focus.
The force of gravity keeps the planets in their orbits.
The planets move in circles centred on the Sun.
5. Which of the following forces is NOT described by the Standard Model.
The strong nuclear force.
Gravity.
Electromagnetism.
The weak nuclear force.
6. Which of the following does NOT provide evidence for Dark Matter?
Gravitational Lensing.
Galactic Rotation Curves.
The Cosmic Microwave Background.
The Michelson-Morley Experiment.
7. Which of the following is its own antiparticle?
The charm quark.
The electron.
The photon.
The proton.
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.
13.7 Billion years ago.
6000 years ago.
10. What is the Large Hadron Collider?
A space telescope.
A particle accelerator that collides protons.
A particle accelerator that collides electrons and positrons.
A system of colliding galaxies.
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