Origin Theories
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Vocabulary
Randomness
100
According to this theory the universe began with a violent explosion causing all materials to expand outward. The universe is continuing to expand outward at an ever increasing rate.
The Big Bang Theory
100
Large star near the end of it's life.
Giant
100
Group of stars. Look like animals or people.
Constellations
100
The period that a star spends most of it's life in.
Main Sequence
100
The measure of light as it actually is not how it looks.
Absolute Magnitude
200
According to this theory The Universe has always existed and always will.
Steady State Theory
200
A system with a double star in the center.
Binary System
200
Constellations that circle the north star.
Circumpolar Constellations
200
Galaxy in the shape of a spiral. The Milky Way Galaxy is one of these.
Spiral Galaxy
200
How bright light appears on Earth.
Apparent Magnitude
300
According to this theory a God created the universe and all things in it.
Creationism
300
These are white or black. They are smaller than other planets, stars, and other objects.
Dwarfs
300
Diagram that catergorizes stars into division based on size, temperature, and brightness.
Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram
300
Groups of stars, planets, moons, and other celestial objects. Shapes are Irregular, Spiral, or Elliptical.
Galaxy
300
The distance light travels in one year.
Light year
400
According to this theory the universe began with a violent explosion blowing everything outward. The universe has since slowed down and has started to contract back to the middle. When everything is back to the way it was before the explosion it will explode again. The process will repeat itself until it is out of energy to explode.
Oscillating Universe Theory
400
Largest star. Near the end of it's life.
Supergiant
400
Rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation
Pulsar
400
Galaxy with no set shape or pattern.
Irregular galaxy
400
The change of the apparent position from the viewers position.
Parallax
500
Theory created by me combination of modified oscillating universe theory and creationism.
Workshop theory
500
Star in the final stage of it's life. Extreme density; nothing can escape it's gravity.
Black Hole
500
Galaxy with a black hole in the center.
Quasar
500
Galaxy shaped like a flattened football in the middle.
Elliptical Galaxy
500
The change in color from the position of the viewer. Red moving away, yellow standing still, and blue if it is moving toward you.
Doppler shift
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