Big Bang 1
The theory that most scientist believes explains how our universe began is called ________________.
Big Bang Theory
(True/False) The Big Bang Theory is the most widely accepted theory about the origin of the universe
True
A date that is commonly accepted by Big Bang theorists for the Big Bang is ____ years ago
13.7 Billion
The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...
universe
An ambulance has driven past you.
The pitch of the siren has just INCREASED or DECREASED
decreased
What wavelength of light has less energy, Blue or Microwave?
Microwave
A Hertsprung-Russell Diagram contacts which variable on it's Y - AXIS?
Brightness / luminosity
A Hertsprung-Russell Diagram contacts which variable on it's X - AXIS?
Temperature
Ever since the universe began, the universe has been
expanding
CBM stands for
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
If something has been 'redshifted', what has happened to its wavelength?
Most distant galaxies show a RED SHIFT. This is considered EVIDENCE that the universe is ___.
expanding
Which weighs more, a ton of concrete or a ton of feathers?
Both weigh the same
You will find me on Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter, but not on Venus or Neptune. What am I?
The letter 'R'
The Big Bang Theory is the most widely accepted theory about the origin of the universe. True or False?
True
(True/False) Big Bang theorists believe that most matter should be complex, large atoms, like gold and plutonium.
False
The remaining energy (radiation) from the big bang is called ________.
CMB -Cosmic Microwave Background
According to Redshift, the farther away a galaxy is, the _____________ it is moving away from earth.
faster
What is one piece of evidence of the Big Bang Theory?
Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
or Expansion / redshift
List these events in order from first to last
a) Formation of hydrogen and helium
b) Formation of first stars and galaxies
c) Formation of first atoms
a) Formation of hydrogen and helium
c) Formation of first atoms
b) Formation of first stars and galaxies
Which SCIENTIST was responsible for contributing to the findings of the Big Bang Theory?
Edwin Hubble
Where did the elements that make up the planets come from?
Supernovae
What type of celestial object will the sun end up as at the end of its life?
White Dwarf
"The universe exists now as it always has" is a view of what theory
Steady State Theory
Who breaks the TV every time?
Gage