Cosmic Inflation
Simple
Vocabulary
About Me
100

This is what the word "inflation" means when describing how the early universe grew suddenly and massively in a tiny moment.

What is expanding exponentially? (Accept: Blowing up instantly / growing super fast)

100

This simple word means the invisible pulling force that drags all space objects together and holds planets in their orbits.

What is gravity?

100

What sport did I do/have done my whole life before track?   

Swimming 

200

This rapid process occurred a tiny fraction of a second after the universe began, instantly stretching space at an exponential rate from smaller than an atom to an enormous scale.

What is cosmic inflation?

200

Known as the fourth state of matter, this is a super-heated, glowing gas that makes up stars and lightning.

What is plasma? 

200

How do you spell my name if you know my last name then you can say it?   

A-a-d-n-y-a  T-h-a-k-u-r

300

During cosmic inflation, the universe was able to grow faster than this universal speed limit because space itself was stretching.

What is the speed of light?

300

This is the massive, swirling cloud of dust and gas that collapsed under its own gravity to form our Sun and planets.

What is the Solar Nebula?



300

How many siblings do I have? 

1
400

This is the reason why the rapid growth of the early universe is called "inflation" rather than just regular expansion.

What is because space-time grew suddenly and massively, like a balloon being blown up instantly?



400

This is a flat, spinning ring of gas, dust, and debris that orbits tightly around a massive object like a black hole or a young star.

What is an Accretion Disk? 

400

What is my Birthday the exact day month year ? 

March 27 2014 3-27-2014 

500

Scientists think cosmic inflation happened because this rapid stretching process did this to the universe, making it uniform on large scales and turning tiny quantum fluctuations into galaxies.

What is smoothing it out?

500

This is an early, baby star that is still growing inside a nebula and gathering mass before it begins to shine fully.

What is a protostar?

500

What is my middle name 

Arjun