The Big Bang (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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What red shift shows about galaxies
What red shift shows about galaxies
Galaxies are moving away from us
What red shift indicates about the universe
What red shift indicates about the universe
The universe is expanding
What red shift suggests about universe's origin
What red shift suggests about universe's origin
Universe originated from a single point
CMB abbreviation meaning
CMB abbreviation meaning
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Temperature of early universe
Temperature of early universe
Extremely hot
What early stars/matter emitted
What early stars/matter emitted
Large amounts of short-wavelength radiation
What happened to radiation as universe expanded
What happened to radiation as universe expanded
It stretched and cooled into microwave radiation
Where CMB can be detected
Where CMB can be detected
No matter where we point a telescope in the sky
What CMB provides evidence for
What CMB provides evidence for
Hot, dense early universe has cooled and expanded
How Big Bang theory relates to experimental evidence
How Big Bang theory relates to experimental evidence
Aligns with all current experimental evidence
Acceptance level of Big Bang theory
Acceptance level of Big Bang theory
Most widely accepted model for universe origin
Unknowns driving accelerated universe expansion
Unknowns driving accelerated universe expansion
Dark matter and dark energy