Oscillating Universe
What specific type of energy causes expansion to speed up which disproves the oscillating universe theory?
True/False: The Big Bang is the opposite of the Big Crunch.
True
What is the force that pulls everything back together in the Big Crunch?
Gravity
Does the Steady State Theory say the universe changes or stays the same?
Stays the same.
What is the fastest land animal on earth?
Cheetah
True/False: According to this theory, the universe doesn’t begin and end once but instead goes through cycles.
True
We know that galaxies are still expanding today because of ______ (galaxies are moving away from us causing light waves to stretch).
Redshift
True/False: According to this theory, the universe does not change and will stay the same forever.
False
True/False: The Steady State Theory says the universe began in a giant explosion.
False
This ocean is the largest on Earth.
Pacific Ocean
This theory states that the universe will go through continuous cycles of _______ and ____________.
expansion, contraction (shrinking)
What leftover energy from the Big Bang can be detected in space?
Cosmic microwave background radiation.
The Big Crunch theory says that the universe will eventually ________ its expansion.
reverse
This theory proposes that the universe is continually expanding but new _______ is constantly being created to fill empty space so there is no overall change.
matter
Name the order of the planets to the sun by proximity (closest to farthest).
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.