Smuggler's Run: CMB

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What happens to waves as the universe expands?

Back

They stretch out.

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What is the change in wavelength that allows us to determine if an object is moving toward us or away from us?

Back

Redshift and Blueshift.

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What is Cosmic Background Radiation?

Back

The leftover energy from the Big Bang.

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Who were the scientists credited with first detecting the CMB radiation in 1965?

Back

Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson.

Front

Why is the glow of microwave light and not visible?

Back

Because the universe has expanded.

Front

What is Redshift?

Back

The phenomenon where light from an object moving away from us shifts to longer wavelengths.

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What is Blueshift?

Back

The phenomenon where light from an object moving toward us shifts to shorter wavelengths.

Front

What does the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) represent?

Back

The afterglow radiation from the Big Bang, providing evidence for the universe's expansion.

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What is the significance of the CMB in cosmology?

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It supports the Big Bang theory and helps scientists understand the early universe.

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What type of radiation is the CMB?

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Microwave radiation.