Unit 4: Big Bang & Universe Flashcards
1
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Nuclear Fusion
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When 2 elements create another element based on the # of protons
2
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Nuclei
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Plural for Nucleus. The core of an atom
3
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Atomic Mass
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Total Mass of an atom. P + N = Mass
4
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Big Bang Theory
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Theory of how the universe started and it still expanding today
5
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Dark Ages
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Dark, cold, no stars and galaxies and air was very dense.
6
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Hypothesis
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Explanation with little to no evidence
7
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Theory
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Ideas that intend to explain events
8
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Law
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Statement to a phenomenon that is true
9
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Fact
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Observation that repeats and is considered true