Theories About The Universe Flashcards
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What is the Big Bang theory?
A
The theory that says that the universe began from a tiny point with huge energy, and has been expanding ever since
2
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Evidence supporting the Big Bang theory.
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Limited to red shifts and cosmic microwave background radiation
More evidence supporting the Big Bang theory than steady state, it is the currently accepted model for the origin of the universe
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What is the steady state theory?
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The theory that the universe is expanding but new matter is continually being created, so the universe will always appear the same