Big Bang Theory Flashcards

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What were the first 3 particles formed after the Big Bang?

A

Electrons
Nucleus of atom
Atom

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What was the first particle formed after the Big Bang?

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Hydrogen (H)

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How did helium and carbon form?

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Fusion of hydrogen = helium

Fusion oh helium = carbon

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4
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How did various atoms fuse?

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Under enormous pressure

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What is the Big Crunch theory?

A

Universe collapses in on itself and becomes an enormous black hole

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What is the ‘big freeze’ theory?

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Expansion of the universe continues until there is no heat available .’. Everything freezes

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What is red shift?

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Movement of light as object moves closer or further away from another object
Further away an object moves is redshift

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What is the Big Bang theory?

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Effort to explain what happened at the beginning of the universe
13.7 billion years ago

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