origin of the universe Flashcards
big bagn
one act of creation 13.82 thousand million years ago
a pure point of energy that transformed energy itno matter
particles were produce in a minute amount of time; and helth together by glue of gravity and other electromagnetic forces
what were the first fundamental particles
electrons and quarks; make up everything visible
what is gravity
no proper explanation exists for the origions;
but its a force that breaks hydrogen and leium into littl peices and makes clouds infold and collapse
what are atoms made up of
protons neutrons and electrons
quark assemblage process
quarks assembled into threes and were glue d together by electognetic forces which resulte din the creation of protons electrons and neutrons
happened in 1 billiongth of a second
nuclear fission process
universed exapanded as more energy entered it
at high temperatures the univrese cooled down to expand
in 10-15 minutes, protons and neutrons joined together in a process of nuclear fission at 15 million degrees; resulsted in positive electrical charge slammed into neutrals at high temperatures and speeds
primieval chemistry
property atoms started forming with different protons electrons and neutrons such as hydrogen
primordial atoms
the universe keeps expanding and cooling down into the darkness
75% hydrogen
25% helium
and traces of litium make up the primordial elements known as the ‘big bang elements’
spectrographs
allow for us to measure th enumber of atoms in th eunivrese
first stars
gases compressed to form the first stars and clouds of that gas
proccesses in stars
atoms and matter formed energy
protons and neutrons provided light; mass is slightly less together than when seperated
when mass is lost energy is resulted (hence an equillibrium exists between matter and energy)
600 million tons of protons turns into 596 million tons of helium and energy every second; results in production of other elements such as beryllium
eventually gas will run out of fuel, gravity will compress, temperatures will rise and energy dispereses
death of a star
supernovas; star collapses and explodes and dies
temperature foes form hundres to thousands
results in the formation of black holes and the death of a solar systme
heavy element production
due to death of stars and unstable conditions;
higher elments are produced such as:
- silicon during death
- radioactive elements (polonium) form and decay
- iron after death as the assembly of nuclei result in iron
- cobalt
regeneration of stars
after star death matieral from supernova falls into center of clodus and spins in collapse of old star
left over temperature and matieral (hydrogen, helium and mineral rocks)
failed stars become planets
planet formation
death of starts produce solid surfaces
water, formaldehyde is formed in interstellar space
planet surface contains many chemical reactions
dark clous of soot and dust and sad are in contnious cycles of formign stars and planets
gas planets vs geological planets