The Tradition of Response (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Cosmology definition
Cosmology definition
Scientific study of how universe came into being
Two main theories explaining universe origins
Two main theories explaining universe origins
Big Bang Theory and Expanding Universe Theory
What Big Bang Theory explains
What Big Bang Theory explains
The origin of the universe from a singularity
Age of the universe
Age of the universe
Approximately 13.7 billion years ago
Singularity definition
Singularity definition
Point where matter is compressed into infinite density
What happened to singularity after forming
What happened to singularity after forming
Rapidly expanded then continued to grow and cool down
Who discovered galaxies moving apart
Who discovered galaxies moving apart
Edwin Hubble
When Hubble made his discovery
When Hubble made his discovery
1920s
Hubble's key observation about galaxies
Hubble's key observation about galaxies
Galaxies are moving away from each other
Theory of galaxies moving apart
Theory of galaxies moving apart
Expanding Universe Theory
What expanding universe suggests about the past
What expanding universe suggests about the past
Universe must have been smaller in the past
What Big Bang created simultaneously
What Big Bang created simultaneously
Space and time
How expanding universe relates to Big Bang
How expanding universe relates to Big Bang
Provides strong support for Big Bang Theory