The “Big Bang” Theory
... and is part of all life as we know it. • It may have been lightning that made these compounds become “alive”. • Water was necessary for life to evolve and this may have come from comets • Oxygen in the atmosphere was given off by early organisms that were very abundant ...
... and is part of all life as we know it. • It may have been lightning that made these compounds become “alive”. • Water was necessary for life to evolve and this may have come from comets • Oxygen in the atmosphere was given off by early organisms that were very abundant ...
Space Test: Practice Questions and Answers 1. Who discovered
... The Steady State Theory believed that the universe doesn’t change with time. However, more matter is added as it expands. It also stated that the universe had not beginning or end. In Big Bang the ...
... The Steady State Theory believed that the universe doesn’t change with time. However, more matter is added as it expands. It also stated that the universe had not beginning or end. In Big Bang the ...
Before people could understand the history of the universe, they had
... came up with Steady State Theory - Universe has no beginning and no end -Although expanding, it stays in perfect balance like a pool kept full to overflowing by a trickle from a faucet -The "faucet" is the continuous creation of matter from energy ...
... came up with Steady State Theory - Universe has no beginning and no end -Although expanding, it stays in perfect balance like a pool kept full to overflowing by a trickle from a faucet -The "faucet" is the continuous creation of matter from energy ...
Chapter 30 Study Notes
... dwarf is a hot, extremely dense core collapses of matter left after a star _________. ...
... dwarf is a hot, extremely dense core collapses of matter left after a star _________. ...
PHYS 175 Fall 2014 Final Recitation Ch. 16 The Sun
... than Fe are formed when the shockwaves from a supernova event cause fusion in the stellar mass that has been ejected from the star’s outer layers. Ch. 21 Black Holes ...
... than Fe are formed when the shockwaves from a supernova event cause fusion in the stellar mass that has been ejected from the star’s outer layers. Ch. 21 Black Holes ...
IOSR Journal of Applied Physics (IOSR-JAP) ISSN: 2278-4861.
... began as a nebula, an area in the Milky Way Galaxy that was a swirling concentration of cold gas and dust. Due to some perturbation, possibly from the nearby supernova this cloud of gas and dust began to condense (fig. 1), or pull together under the force of its own gravity. Condensation was slow at ...
... began as a nebula, an area in the Milky Way Galaxy that was a swirling concentration of cold gas and dust. Due to some perturbation, possibly from the nearby supernova this cloud of gas and dust began to condense (fig. 1), or pull together under the force of its own gravity. Condensation was slow at ...
Unit D Test Review Electromagnetic Spectrum: Which
... What is the connection between wavelength of the radiation its energy? List the colors of visible light in order from shortest wavelength to longest. Complete the table: Type of Radiation ...
... What is the connection between wavelength of the radiation its energy? List the colors of visible light in order from shortest wavelength to longest. Complete the table: Type of Radiation ...
Where a limit?
... galaxies, consisting of 100 billion stars and planets. It has the disk-shaped form and is formed by the "threads" dispersing on a spiral from the central congestion of stars.ntral congestion of stars. Our Sun – one of stars in a galaxy (star ...
... galaxies, consisting of 100 billion stars and planets. It has the disk-shaped form and is formed by the "threads" dispersing on a spiral from the central congestion of stars.ntral congestion of stars. Our Sun – one of stars in a galaxy (star ...
Galaxies and the Big Bang Theory
... A ___________ is a huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity The three different types of galaxies that exist in our universe are: ...
... A ___________ is a huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity The three different types of galaxies that exist in our universe are: ...
Current Study Guide - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... Where are most stars found on the H-R Diagram? Why are Stars spherical? What is the most fundamental of all stellar properties? A star spends most of its lifetime undergoing what process? A pulsar is believed to be what kind of object? Where were the heavy elements in our bodies formed? The turn-off ...
... Where are most stars found on the H-R Diagram? Why are Stars spherical? What is the most fundamental of all stellar properties? A star spends most of its lifetime undergoing what process? A pulsar is believed to be what kind of object? Where were the heavy elements in our bodies formed? The turn-off ...
SNC1PL The Life Cycle of Stars
... Small sized stars also convert most of their hydrogen fuel to helium at some point in their life. • Since small stars don’t have as much mass, they do not produce the conditions to reignite nuclear fusion. • The hot core remains and the outer layers simply drift away • When the white dwarf star cool ...
... Small sized stars also convert most of their hydrogen fuel to helium at some point in their life. • Since small stars don’t have as much mass, they do not produce the conditions to reignite nuclear fusion. • The hot core remains and the outer layers simply drift away • When the white dwarf star cool ...
Earth Science
... 9. Describe the Inflationary Model and draw the graph. 18. As the Earth orbits the Sun, what happens to the orientation of the Earth’s axis? 10. Match the following terms with their definitions. ___ Big Bang theory ___ steady-state theory ___ cosmic background radiation ___ inflationary universe A. ...
... 9. Describe the Inflationary Model and draw the graph. 18. As the Earth orbits the Sun, what happens to the orientation of the Earth’s axis? 10. Match the following terms with their definitions. ___ Big Bang theory ___ steady-state theory ___ cosmic background radiation ___ inflationary universe A. ...
Questions for this book (Word format)
... critical difference between having a rather low flux of neutrons, such as would happen in the interior of an evolved star, and having a very large flux of neutrons, as in a supernova? ...
... critical difference between having a rather low flux of neutrons, such as would happen in the interior of an evolved star, and having a very large flux of neutrons, as in a supernova? ...
SYLLABUS Spring 2012 SCIE 3304, SECTION 001 ASTRONOMY
... stars from birth to white dwarf, neutron stars, or black holes. Demonstrate the properties and evolution of our galaxy, other galaxies and the entire universe. Analyze the various methods used to measure distances out to the edges of the visible universe. Explain the experimental basis for the Big ...
... stars from birth to white dwarf, neutron stars, or black holes. Demonstrate the properties and evolution of our galaxy, other galaxies and the entire universe. Analyze the various methods used to measure distances out to the edges of the visible universe. Explain the experimental basis for the Big ...
The Universe - staff.harrisonburg.k12.va
... • Shaped like a football. • “Clean” galaxies: Very little dust and gas. ...
... • Shaped like a football. • “Clean” galaxies: Very little dust and gas. ...
Project topics
... 2. Electromagnetic spectrum and its importance in astronomy. 3. Spectroscopes and the spectrums of stars. Include information about a spectroscope, spectrums of different gases, the Doppler Effect with emphases on what a”red shift” is, and how Edwin Hubble used the” red shift” to determine stellar d ...
... 2. Electromagnetic spectrum and its importance in astronomy. 3. Spectroscopes and the spectrums of stars. Include information about a spectroscope, spectrums of different gases, the Doppler Effect with emphases on what a”red shift” is, and how Edwin Hubble used the” red shift” to determine stellar d ...
notes_chapter1 - Auburn University
... When did the expanding Universe begin? The best answer so far? The big bang. Explosion ~ 13.7 Ga and has been expanding ever since. Hydrogen fused to form new light elements (He, Be, Li, B) via big bang nucleosynthesis. The Universe continued to… ...
... When did the expanding Universe begin? The best answer so far? The big bang. Explosion ~ 13.7 Ga and has been expanding ever since. Hydrogen fused to form new light elements (He, Be, Li, B) via big bang nucleosynthesis. The Universe continued to… ...
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT Syllabus: Phys 200 (3 cr
... Stellar Evolution and the Death of Stars Birth of stars. Evolution from the main-sequence to Red Giants. Testing stellar evolution using observed star clusters. Evolution to white Dwarfs, Neutron Stars or Black Holes. ...
... Stellar Evolution and the Death of Stars Birth of stars. Evolution from the main-sequence to Red Giants. Testing stellar evolution using observed star clusters. Evolution to white Dwarfs, Neutron Stars or Black Holes. ...
Unit8TheUniverse
... A. 13-15 b.y.a. the Universe came into being and began to expand at an incredible rate (Inflation). B. Evidence for the Big Bang: The BBT is not designed to explain the origins of the universe only how it developed. 1). Expanding Universe 2). Background radiation that was predicted and later found. ...
... A. 13-15 b.y.a. the Universe came into being and began to expand at an incredible rate (Inflation). B. Evidence for the Big Bang: The BBT is not designed to explain the origins of the universe only how it developed. 1). Expanding Universe 2). Background radiation that was predicted and later found. ...
Slide 1
... the Big Bang theory. For example, we tend to imagine a giant explosion. Experts however say that there was no explosion; there was (and continues to be) an expansion. Rather than imagining a balloon popping and releasing its contents, imagine a balloon expanding: an infinitesimally small balloon exp ...
... the Big Bang theory. For example, we tend to imagine a giant explosion. Experts however say that there was no explosion; there was (and continues to be) an expansion. Rather than imagining a balloon popping and releasing its contents, imagine a balloon expanding: an infinitesimally small balloon exp ...
Astronomy and Cosmology Exam Review
... 2) What does the red shift tell us about the motion of the universe? It is expanding 3) What is currently the most accepted theory about the origin of the universe called? Big Bang 4) What can I tell about a star based on its color? What elements are present 5) What is the most common unit for measu ...
... 2) What does the red shift tell us about the motion of the universe? It is expanding 3) What is currently the most accepted theory about the origin of the universe called? Big Bang 4) What can I tell about a star based on its color? What elements are present 5) What is the most common unit for measu ...
