UNIVERSE Flashcards

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thought to have supermassive black holes at their center.

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GALAXIES

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2
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proposed by Georges Lemaître (1920)

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BIG BANG THEORY

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3
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counting of galaxies in our universe is constant. new galaxies fill the empty spaces.

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STEADY-STATE THEORY

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4
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continuous expansion and contraction in the universe.

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PULSATING THEORY

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5
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galaxies are speeding away from us in all directions.

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BIG BANG THEORY

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6
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this observation supports the expansion of the universe. where light emitted by objects moves away from e/o.

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RED SHIFT

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7
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a process where matter and energy expanded uniformly.

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INFLATION

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