Which sentence about galaxies provides evidence of universe expansion that supports the Big Bang Theory?(1 point)
Responses
Galaxies are in constant motion.
Galaxies are in constant motion.
Galaxies are moving away from each other.
Galaxies are moving away from each other.
Galaxies are moving at different speeds and in different directions.
Galaxies are moving at different speeds and in different directions.
Galaxies are moving more slowly than they have in the past.
Galaxies are moving away from each other.
Which provides evidence of universe expansion that supports the Big Bang Theory? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)
Responses
Galaxies are moving away from each other.
Galaxies are moving away from each other.
The universe is undergoing a cycle of contraction and expansion.
The universe is undergoing a cycle of contraction and expansion.
The temperature of the universe is increasing.
The temperature of the universe is increasing.
The temperature of the universe is decreasing.
The temperature of the universe is decreasing.
The temperature of Cosmic Microwave Background radiation varies widely from one part of the universe to another.
The temperature of Cosmic Microwave Background radiation varies widely from one part of the universe to another.
An enormous amount of weak cosmic background radiation has been detected in the universe.
Galaxies are moving away from each other.
The universe is undergoing a cycle of contraction and expansion.
The temperature of the universe is decreasing.
Which is evidence of universe expansion that supports the Big Bang Theory?(1 point)
Responses
The temperature of the universe has cooled and warmed repeatedly over time.
The temperature of the universe has cooled and warmed repeatedly over time.
The temperature of the universe is the same as it was at the time of the Big Bang.
The temperature of the universe is the same as it was at the time of the Big Bang.
The temperature of the universe has cooled over time.
The temperature of the universe has cooled over time.
The temperature of the universe has warmed over time.
The temperature of the universe has cooled over time.
In the Dark Quick Check
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Which are accurate statements about dark matter? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses
Scientists have hypotheses about dark matter but need more data to test their ideas.
Scientists have hypotheses about dark matter but need more data to test their ideas.
New data could cause scientists to change their hypotheses about dark matter.
New data could cause scientists to change their hypotheses about dark matter.
Scientists are not convinced that dark matter exists.
Scientists are not convinced that dark matter exists.
Scientists thoroughly understand what dark matter is and what it does.
Scientists have hypotheses about dark matter but need more data to test their ideas.
New data could cause scientists to change their hypotheses about dark matter.
Which of the following do scientists think might make up dark matter? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)
Responses
gamma rays
gamma rays
galaxy clusters
galaxy clusters
black holes
black holes
spiral galaxies
spiral galaxies
massive compact halo objects
massive compact halo objects
weakly interacting massive particles
galaxy clusters
black holes
weakly interacting massive particles
Select the correct answer from the list.(2 points)
Dark matter (Does not/does) absorb light, (Does not/does) emit radiation, and (Has/has not) been observed directly.
Dark matter does not absorb light, does not emit radiation, and has not been observed directly.
Which is evidence for the existence of dark energy?(1 point)
Responses
Galaxies that are rotating at a constant rate.
Galaxies that are rotating at a constant rate.
Supernovae that are moving away at an accelerating rate.
Supernovae that are moving away at an accelerating rate.
Pulsars that seem to be moving closer at an accelerating rate.
Pulsars that seem to be moving closer at an accelerating rate.
Black holes that are expanding at a constant rate.
Supernovae that are moving away at an accelerating rate.
How has scientific understanding about the composition of the universe changed over time? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses
The percentage of ordinary matter has grown in scientists' estimates since the 1970s.
The percentage of ordinary matter has grown in scientists' estimates since the 1970s.
The percentage of dark matter has shrunk in scientists' estimates since the 1980s.
The percentage of dark matter has shrunk in scientists' estimates since the 1980s.
The percentage of unknown material has grown in scientists' estimates since the 1970s.
The percentage of unknown material has grown in scientists' estimates since the 1970s.
The percentage of dark energy has shrunk in scientists' estimates since the 1980s.
The percentage of ordinary matter has grown in scientists' estimates since the 1970s.
The percentage of unknown material has grown in scientists' estimates since the 1970s.
How did dark matter affect the development of structures in the early universe?(1 point)
Responses
It became part of black holes.
It became part of black holes.
It seeded the development of galaxies.
It seeded the development of galaxies.
It cooled pockets of gas to form nebulae.
It cooled pockets of gas to form nebulae.
It seeded the development of quasars.
It seeded the development of galaxies.
What change in 1682 made the government of Carolina more democratic?
(1 point)
Responses
Judges were elected to the courts.
Judges were elected to the courts.
The Lords Proprietors were stripped of their power.
The Lords Proprietors were stripped of their power.
A majority vote of each group represented in the Council was needed to pass a law.
A majority vote of each group represented in the Council was needed to pass a law.
Voting laws were changed so that more people were able to choose their representatives.
Voting laws were changed so that more people were able to choose their representatives.
Use the following reading to answer the question.
Dissension in the Colony
The French Huguenots who arrived in the colony is the 1680s and 1690s eventually sided with the Anglicans. The Dissenters wanted the Huguenots disenfranchised, denied the right to vote, so the Dissenters would have more power. In 1695, Governor John Archdale agreed to the request, and the Huguenots lost their right to vote. Two years later, the Goose Creek men succeeded in passing a law that granted the Huguenots citizenship, returning their right to vote. The Huguenots then sided with the Goose Creek men, giving the Anti-Proprietary party more power. Instead of gaining more power by disenfranchising the Huguenots, the Dissenters eventually lost power.
What is the main idea expressed in the reading?
(1 point)
Responses
the disenfranchisement of the Huguenots
the disenfranchisement of the Huguenots
the arrival of the Huguenots in the Carolina colony
the arrival of the Huguenots in the Carolina colony
the struggle for political power in the Carolina colony
the struggle for political power in the Carolina colony
the role of the Goose Creek men in the returning the vote to the Huguenots
the role of the Goose Creek men in the returning the vote to the Huguenots
the struggle for political power in the Carolina colony
Use the following reading to answer the question.
Dissension in the Colony
The French Huguenots who arrived in the colony is the 1680s and 1690s eventually sided with the Anglicans. The Dissenters wanted the Huguenots disenfranchised, denied the right to vote, so the Dissenters would have more power. In 1695, Governor John Archdale agreed to the request, and the Huguenots lost their right to vote. Two years later, the Goose Creek men succeeded in passing a law that granted the Huguenots citizenship, returning their right to vote. The Huguenots then sided with the Goose Creek men, giving the Anti-Proprietary party more power. Instead of gaining more power by disenfranchising the Huguenots, the Dissenters eventually lost power.
In the reading, why did the Dissenters want the Huguenots disenfranchised?
(1 point)
Responses
to give the Dissenters more power
to give the Dissenters more power
to gain control of their rich farmland
to gain control of their rich farmland
to force them to return to their homeland
to force them to return to their homeland
to show their dislike of those with French heritage
to give the Dissenters more power
Use the following reading to answer the question.
Dissension in the Colony
The French Huguenots who arrived in the colony is the 1680s and 1690s eventually sided with the Anglicans. The Dissenters wanted the Huguenots disenfranchised, denied the right to vote, so the Dissenters would have more power. In 1695, Governor John Archdale agreed to the request, and the Huguenots lost their right to vote. Two years later, the Goose Creek men succeeded in passing a law that granted the Huguenots citizenship, returning their right to vote. The Huguenots then sided with the Goose Creek men, giving the Anti-Proprietary party more power. Instead of gaining more power by disenfranchising the Huguenots, the Dissenters eventually lost power.
In the reading, which statement about the Goose Creek men is NOT true?
(1 point)
Responses
They supported the Dissenters.
They supported the Dissenters.
They supported the Huguenots.
They supported the Huguenots.
They supported Governor John Archdale.
They supported Governor John Archdale.
They were members of the Anti-Proprietary party.