Nebular Theory
How old is the universe?
a. 13.8 million years old
b. 13.8 billion years old
c. 6 million years old
d. 6 billion years old
A red shift is moving toward or away from you?
Away
What will be the resulting element after nuclear fusion?
Lithium + Carbon = _________
Fluorine (3 + 6 = 9)
Which is bigger, a galaxy or the universe?
The universe
What is one thing that prevents people from living on Venus?
Too hot
List in order from smallest to largest:
a. Universe
b. Galaxy
c. Planet
d. Solar System
Planet, solar system, galaxy, universe
A blueshift will have a high or low frequency?
High frequency
Where does cosmic microwave background come from?
Left over from the Big Bang
List the planets in order from the Sun outward.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
What is one thing that prevents people from living on Saturn?
Too cold, gas giant
What is a nebula made out of?
Gas and dust
How do we know the universe is expanding?
What did Nuclear Fusion Form in the Big Bang timeline?
The Sun
Would you expect Jupiter or Venus to be hotter?
Venus, because it is much closer to the Sun.
What is the line that separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
The asteroid belt.
How did we use play-doh to represent the Nebular Theory?
Started with small pieces, they started clumping together, and then we ended up with a few larger pieces. (Bits of matter, small clumps, planets in a Solar System)
A sound moving towards you will have a higher or lower pitch than the sound after it passes you?
Higher
What is one piece of evidence for the Big Bang Theory?
Composition of Matter in Space, Motion of Galaxies, Redshift and Doppler Effect
Which planets are terrestrial?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Which planets are gaseous?
What is accretion?
”the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter”
How does the universe expanding give us evidence for the Big Bang Theory?
If everything is moving away it must have had a starting point, which can be explained by the Big Bang. Neuton’s Laws
List at least four of the events that occurred in the Big Bang Theory.
Inflation, Protons Formed, Nuclear Fusion Begins, Cosmic Microwave Background, first Stars & Galaxies Form
What do all terrestrial planets have?
A molten core; few moons; landforms like cliffs, valleys, volcanos, and craters
What do all gaseous planets have?
No geosphere, swirling gases, solid core