The Universe Part 1 Quiz

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Theory which states the universe always was

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Theory which states that the universe came to be and expanded from an extremely dense state

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_______causes matter to clump together to form galaxies, where stars form.

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Electrons combine with nuclei to produce atoms of ________ and ______.

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_______ and ________ join together to make nuclei of atoms.

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______ and ______ are created in the Big Bang.

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CMB stands for ______ __________ _________.

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The Milky Way galaxy is best described as

• a constellation visible to everyone on Earth

• a type of solar system

• a spiral-shaped formation composed of billions of stars

• a region in space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

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____ satellite has recently detected cosmic microwaves that have come from the outer reaches of the universe, some of which show varied temperature, evidence for cooling.

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Light which is reaching us from far away galaxies show a shift toward the red end of the _____ ________ .

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______ found the galaxies with the most redshift were the ones that were farthest away and were moving the fastest

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Abundance of light elements in the ________.

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The Universe is roughly __ _______ years old

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________ group of stars, star clusters, dust and gas bound together by _______ .

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A type of galaxy that contains bright young stars, gas and dust

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A type of galaxy that has older stars with little gas and dust

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Smaller than other galaxies, and have bright young stars with lots of gas and dust

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What type of galaxy is in the picture?

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What type of galaxy is in the picture?

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What type of galaxy is in the picture?