Big Bang Theory Concepts and Questions

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What is Cosmic Background Radiation (CMB)?

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The remaining energy from the Big Bang.

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What is the term for the effect when light from an object moving away from you is stretched to longer wavelengths?

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Red shift.

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What happened during the Big Bang?

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All of what would become the universe was concentrated in a single small point, or singularity, which rapidly expanded into what is now stars, planets, galaxies, matter, and energy.

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What are two pieces of evidence for the current theory of the universe?

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Redshift and Cosmic Background Radiation (CMB).

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What atoms primarily made up the universe before the formation of stars?

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Hydrogen and helium.

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What does the term 'singularity' refer to in the context of the Big Bang?

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A point in which all matter was concentrated before the rapid expansion of the universe.

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What is the Doppler effect?

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The change in frequency or wavelength of a wave in relation to an observer moving relative to the wave source.

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What is the significance of redshift in astronomy?

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It indicates that an object in space is moving away from the observer, providing evidence for the expansion of the universe.

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What is the relationship between redshift and the Big Bang theory?

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Redshift supports the Big Bang theory by showing that galaxies are moving away from us, indicating that the universe is expanding.

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What is the role of hydrogen and helium in the early universe?

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They were the primary elements formed during the Big Bang nucleosynthesis, leading to the creation of stars.