Unit 24: Modern Physics and Cosmology 

•​ Grade 11/12 
Lesson 24.2: Expanding Universe 
​Worksheet 2 
 
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Instructions: W ​ rite TRUE if the statement is correct. If it is incorrect, replace the underlined 
word/s with the correct one.  
______________1. The ​blueshift​ of light from galaxies supported the theory that the 
universe is expanding.  
______________2. Georges Lemaître proposed that the universe started as a s​ ingle point 
that continuously expanded.  
______________3. The big bang theory states that the universe started its e ​ xplosion a
​ bout 
13.8 billion years ago.  
______________4. At the beginning of the big bang, space was believed to first expand at 
speeds faster than light​.  
______________5. Matter and antimatter cancel each other in a process called 
recombination​ which brings back energy.  
______________6. The universe b ​ ecame hotter​ as it expanded.  
______________7. The big bang theory predicts that the universe is composed mainly of 
silicon and iron.​ ​hydrogen and helium 
______________8. The universe has n ​ o center​ and is e
​ xpanding in all directions.  
______________9. The ​cosmological model​ suggests that during the first big push of 
inflation, different parts of space-time grew at different rates.  
______________10. One of the insights from the theory is that during the big bang the 
universe had an ​infinite density and temperature​.