15 Questions
What is a hypothesis?
A proposition that requires experimentation to be proven
Which scientific idea serves as a representation of anything that explains a phenomenon?
Model
What is the age of the universe according to the text?
13.7 billion years
According to the Big Bang Theory, what happened before the universe started expanding?
Universe was compressed into a hot, dense mass
What does the observable universe's diameter suggest?
93 billion light years
Who formulated the Big Bang theory?
Georges Lemaitre
What was detected by Arno Penzias & Robert Wilson that supports the Big Bang theory?
Cosmic Microwave Background
Which theory suggests that the universe has no beginning or end and is unchanging?
Steady State Theory
Who developed the Heliocentric Model of the Solar System?
Nicolaus Copernicus
What is the innermost layer of Earth composed of?
Solid iron and nickel
Which planets are classified as Jovian planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
According to the Nebular Hypothesis, what formed the solar system?
A spinning cloud of gas and dust
Which theory explains that denser materials became terrestrial planets and lighter materials became gas giants?
Protoplanet Theory
In the Geocentric Model of the solar system, what is at the center?
Earth
What is suggested by the Steady State Theory regarding the universe?
The universe is unchanging with no beginning or end
Test your knowledge on the origin and structure of the Earth, including Earth systems, scientific ideas breakdown, and the origin of the Universe. Learn about hypotheses, models, theories, and laws in the context of Earth and the Universe.
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