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