Big Bang Theory Flashcards
What were the first 3 particles formed after the Big Bang?
Electrons
Nucleus of atom
Atom
What was the first particle formed after the Big Bang?
Hydrogen (H)
How did helium and carbon form?
Fusion of hydrogen = helium
Fusion oh helium = carbon
How did various atoms fuse?
Under enormous pressure
What is the Big Crunch theory?
Universe collapses in on itself and becomes an enormous black hole
What is the ‘big freeze’ theory?
Expansion of the universe continues until there is no heat available .’. Everything freezes
What is red shift?
Movement of light as object moves closer or further away from another object
Further away an object moves is redshift
What is the Big Bang theory?
Effort to explain what happened at the beginning of the universe
13.7 billion years ago