The term 'cosmos' is derived from the Greek word 'kosmos' which means
_________________.
Select one:
a. the world
b. the space
c. the sky
d. the unknown
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He proposed that the universe began from a single primordial atom.
Select one:
a. Galileo Galilei
b. Aristotle
c. Cicero
d. George Lemaitre
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The word 'universe' is derived from the Latin word 'Universum' which was used by the
Roman statesman named __________________.
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a. Socrates
b. Aristotle
c. Cicero
d. Plato
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The process of rapid expansion -about a billionth of a trillionth of a second, creating
what we now call space.
Select one:
a. Radiation
b. Expansion
c. Recombination
d. Inflation
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This termed to as the infinitely tiny, hot, and dense point where the universe started.
Select one:
a. Singularity
b. Proton
c. Primordial Soup
d. Electron
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This is the stage when clumps of gas collapsed enough to form the very first stars and
galaxies.
Select one:
a. Inflation
b. Singularity
c. Dark Ages
d. Recombination
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It took how many years before the universe started to cool down enough for the
protons, neutrons, and electrons to bind together to form neutral Hydrogen and
Helium?
Select one:
a. 38,000 years
b. 83,000 years
c. 380,000 years
d. 830,000 years
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This shows the leftover radiation of the ancient universe.
Select one:
a. Primordial Soup
b. Steady State
c. Cosmic Microwave Background
d. Singularity
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It is the best-supported theory on the origin of the universe.
Select one:
a. Nebular Hypothesis
b. Big Bang Theory
c. Steady State Theory
d. Protoplanetary Hypothesis
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This theory states that the universe has no beginning and no ending.
Select one:
a. Nebular Hypothesis
b. Steady State Theory
c. Protoplanetary Hypothesis
d. Big Bang Theory
