Term 1-1 The Origins of the Universe and the Big Bang Theory

Question 1

What is the Big Bang?

Answer 1

The ‘start’ of the universe, space, time and matter

Question 2

How is the Big Bang believed to have happened?

Answer 2

An extremely hot, dense point blew up and expanded outwards to form the universe

Question 3

What is Empirical evidence that the universe is still explanding?

Answer 3

Galaxies are drifting away from each other

Question 4

Common misconceptions about the Big Bang

Answer 4

• The big bang wasn’t the start of everything, just this universe
• It wasn’t the collision of rocks forming the Big Bang, but the expansion of a single point