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Multiple choice social science universe and space the big bang and the early development of the universe origin of universe evolution of the universe

Jupiter has a thick atmosphere of ___________ which reflects most of the sun light falling on it.

  1. Oxygen

  2. Helium

  3. Nitrogen

  4. Hydrogen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

90% of the Jupiter's atmosphere is hydrogen and remaining 10 % is helium. Ammonia, sulphur, methane and water vapour forms the minute fractions.

Multiple choice social science universe and space the big bang and the early development of the universe origin of universe evolution of the universe


___________ was launched in the honour of Kalpana Chawla, a space scientist of Indian origin, who died in mishap in a space vehicle. Fill in the blank. 

  1. INSAT-3E

  2. INSAT-3D

  3. INSAT-1A

  4. INSAT-IID
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

NSAT-3E was launched in the honour of Kalpana Chawla, a space scientist of Indian origin, who died in mishap in a space vehicle.

Multiple choice social science universe and space the big bang and the early development of the universe origin of universe evolution of the universe

Which of the following is NOT evidence of the Big Bang Theory?

  1. the universe is getting bigger

  2. abundance of Hydrogen and Helium

  3. Stars that are blue shifted

  4. CMBR everywhere
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Blue shifting indicates that an object is moving toward us. The Big Bang theory is supported by red shifting, which indicates that galaxies are moving away from us, consistent with an expanding universe.

Multiple choice social science universe and space the big bang and the early development of the universe origin of universe evolution of the universe

Why is the Big Bang Theory the most accepted theory for how the universe was formed?

  1. It is the most simple explanation for the evidence we have

  2. Religion says its the best theory

  3. Science has proven it beyond doubt

  4. A small group of scientists said it was the best opinion
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Big Bang theory is the most accepted model because it provides a cohesive, scientifically consistent framework that explains multiple independent observations, such as the cosmic microwave background and the expansion of the universe.

Multiple choice social science universe and space the big bang and the early development of the universe origin of universe evolution of the universe

The pulses seen from a pulsar are caused by:

  1. gobs of hot gas from an accretion disk falling rhythmically onto the star's surface.

  2. the star's rapid rotation sweeping beams of radiation across the viewer's line of sight.

  3. a dark companion periodically eclipsing the bright ``pulsar' itself.

  4. the star's radius expanding and contracting as it burns iron in its core.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A pulsar is a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star. As it rotates, it emits beams of radiation from its magnetic poles; if these beams sweep across Earth, we detect them as periodic pulses.

Multiple choice social science universe and space the big bang and the early development of the universe origin of universe evolution of the universe

State whether true or false :
The most popular argument regarding the origin of the universe is the Big Bang Theory.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Big Bang Theory is the prevailing cosmological model for the observable universe from the earliest known periods through its subsequent large-scale evolution.