The Big Bang
What Event made the beginning of the universe?
What is the big bang?
This phenomenon occurs when light from an object is stretched and making it appear redder?
What is redshift?
This massive cloud of gas and dust is the birthplace of stars.
What is a nebula?
What is Hydrogen?
The faint glow left over from the Big Bang is known as?
What is Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
The term for the change in frequency of light due to the motion of the source relative to the observer.
What is Doppler effect?
Stars like our Sun spend most of their lives in this stage.
What is the main sequence?
This process occurs in stars, combining lighter elements to form heavier ones.
What is Nuclear Fusion?
This facility, is the worlds largest and most powerful particle accelerator.
What is the Large Hadron collider?
This is the typical measurement used when talking about space?
What is a light year?
After exhausting its nuclear fuel, a star like the Sun will eventually become this.
What is a white dwarf?
Elements heavier than iron are primary created in this explosive event.
What is a supernova?
This is the state the universe started in.
What is a hot dense singularity?
What is blue shift?
This is the second phase of a star being created.
What is a protostar?
This is the reason iron is the heaviest element that stars can produce.
Iron absorbs energy when fused.