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.
The abundance of light elements in the universe.
Dark Matter.
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
2. The electron is a
fermion.
boson.
force-mediating particle.
composite particle.
3. What is Eratosthenes famous for?
His heliocentric model of the solar system.
His observatory.
He measured the circumference of the Earth.
The first scientific theory of the universe.
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 weak nuclear force.
The strong nuclear force.
Electromagnetism.
Gravity.
6. Which of the following does NOT provide evidence for Dark Matter?
Gravitational Lensing.
The Michelson-Morley Experiment.
The Cosmic Microwave Background.
Galactic Rotation Curves.
7. Which of the following is its own antiparticle?
The photon.
The proton.
The electron.
The charm quark.
8. Which observation won Penzias and Wilson the Nobel Prize?
The expansion of the universe is accelerating.
The first observation of Gravitational Lensing.
Discovery of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
The first observation of Cepheid Variable Stars.
9. How long ago did the Big Bang happen?
6000 years ago.
13.7 Billion years ago.
93 Billion years ago.
600 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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