Red-shift (AQA GCSE Physics): Flashcards

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The Big Bang
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What red shift shows about galaxies

Galaxies are moving away from us

What red shift indicates about the universe

The universe is expanding

What expanding universe suggests about its origin

Universe originated from a single point

What CMB stands for

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

Temperature of the early universe

Extremely hot

What early stars and matter emitted

Short-wavelength radiation

What happened to radiation as universe expanded

It stretched and cooled

What short-wavelength radiation transformed into

Microwave radiation

Where CMB can be detected

No matter where we point a telescope in the sky

What CMB provides evidence for

Hot, dense early universe that cooled and expanded

How Big Bang theory relates to experimental evidence

Aligns with all current experimental evidence

What is the Big Bang theory's status?

Most widely accepted model for universe origin

Unknowns in current universe understanding

Dark matter and dark energy

What dark matter & dark energy are believed to drive

Accelerated expansion of the universe

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