Physical Universe
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Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B. (konrad Bates), Beiser, Arthur
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Einstein said that gravity exists because: *
A. massive objects warp space.
B. of the existence of black holes.
C. massive objects attract one another.
D. light moves randomly throughout the universe.
How do scientists / astronomers spot a black hole? *
A. by using gamma rays and x-rays to detect high energy sources
B. by using radioactive waves to detect high energy sources
C. By using high energy to detect gamma rays and x-rays
D. By using massive telescopes to detect gamma ray
If you place your index just in front of you and try to look at it with you right eye open and your left eye close, then look at it with your left eye open and right eye close this time. You will notice that there is a slight change of the position of your index finger. What concept is applied how astronomers were able to measure the distance of heavenly bodies from the Earth? *
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B. Parallax
C. Luminosity…
The Big bang is actually the interaction of matter with ________:
a. anti-matter
b. dark matter
c. anti-energy
d. dark energy
*Choose only one answer and explain.
In 1998, it was announced that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. What does this imply from the perspective of the big bang?
a.
A force exists that we knew nothing about causes the expansion.
b.
The universe must be closed.
c.
The universe is finite.
d.
The amount of dark matter must be far less than the amount of normal matter.
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The universe must be infinitely old.
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