2.6 Flashcards
What is the definition of an absorption spectra?
A spectra of light cross by dark lines
What does the absorption spectra tell us?
The composition of the star of galaxy gas cloud because different elements absorb light at different wavelengths to produce each dark line
What info does the absorption spectra give us?
How far away a galaxy is, the further away from us the faster the galaxy moves, if the dark lines are red shifted
What is Hubble’s law?
The further away the star is, the faster it is moving
What is cosmological red shift?
The change in wavelength of radiation since it was emitted due to the expansion of the universe
What are the pros of the Big Bang theory?
Based on observation and evidence such as CMBR
What are the cons of the Big Bang theory?
Don’t know how it stared
What is evidence for the Big Bang theory?
Cosmological red shift of spectra from distant stars and galaxies and CMBR