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earthscience Flashcards

1
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who proposed big bang theory

A

georges lemaitre

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2
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absence of heat

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heat death

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3
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language of science

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mathematics

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4
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greek for cosmo

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kosmos

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5
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what happened at 1sec

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the universe is 5.5 degree celcius

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6
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contradict the big bang theory

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steady state theory

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7
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what happened at 3sec

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subatomic particles: neutron proton electron
3 abundant elements: helium lithium nitrogen

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8
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what happened at 380 000

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light emerges

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9
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first appearance of light is called

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cosmic wave background

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10
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three person sa steady state

A

herman bondi
thomas gold
fred hoyle

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11
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who proposed pulsating theory

A

richard tolman

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12
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how universe is created

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a small hot chaotic mass that compressed that causes a large explosion that causes the universe to expand

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13
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the two major discoveries of edwin hubble

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milky way isnt the only galaxy
universe is expanding

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14
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who study the origin of universe

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cosmologist

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15
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kosmos means???

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harmony and order

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16
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nature of big bang theory

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universe is constant
homogenous
has a beginning
is not centered around us

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17
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who discovered the first appearance of light

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ralph alpher

18
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tentative guess

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hypothesis

19
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a systematized body of knowledge

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science

20
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universally accepted

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law

21
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accepted with facts

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principle

22
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dependent:
effect or cause?

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effect

23
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independent:
effect or cause?

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cause

24
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non numerical data observations

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qualititative research

25
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numerical data observations

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quantitative research

26
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consist of participants who do not receive any experimental treatment

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control group

27
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a group that gets exposed to independent variable

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experimental group

28
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educated guess

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hypothesis

29
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enumerate scientific method

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problem/question
observation
formulate hypothesis
experiment
collect and analyze data
conclusions

30
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the study of origin of universe

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cosmology

31
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300 million years after

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birth of stars and galaxies

32
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9 billion years

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our solar system and planets were formed

33
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how old is the universe

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13.8 billion years old

34
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a very small ball with infinite density and intense heat is called???`

A

singularity

35
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a theory that stated that matter continuously created to form new starts and galaxies

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steady state theory

36
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theory that states that universe is supposed to be expanding and contracting alternatively.

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pulsating theory

37
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a proponent of big crunch

A

john wheeler

38
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explain big crunch theory

A

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39
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explain big chill theory

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40
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