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