BIG BANG REVIEW

Name:___________________________________ Date:___________________

Match the following terms with their definitions; put the letter on the line.

_____Big Bang a. a range of colors or wavelengths

_____Steady State b. tiny bursts of energy given off by charged particles
_____Inflation c. the theory that states the universe always existed
_____Photons d. he discovered that the universe is expanding
_____Spectrum e. he discovered the laws of gravity
_____Electromagnetic Radiation f. the accepted theory of the beginning of the universe
_____Newton g. forms of wave energy
_____Hubble h. a time when the universe was an extremely hot ball of gas
_____Prism i. triangular shaped glass that is used to show a spectrum

Answer the following questions:

Name two of the four natural forces that were present in the extremely hot, dense ball that began
the universe upon explosion?

All forms of electromagnetic radiation originate from what source?

Use the following terms to answer the below questions; one of the terms will be used twice.

Radio Waves Television Waves Radar Waves Microwaves

Gamma Rays Ultraviolet Rays Infrared Rays

1. What forms of electromagnetic radiation are used in communication?

2. What forms of electromagnetic radiation are used for cooking food?

Explain the difference between “open” and “closed” universes and which one do most scientists
agree is our universe.