Origins of the Universe

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the most popular theory about the origin of the universe?
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The Big Bang Theory suggests that the universe originated approximately 10 – 20 billion years ago.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What event does the Big Bang Theory describe?
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The Big Bang Theory describes a tremendous expansion of the universe that began 13-15 billion years ago.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Who developed the law of universal gravitation?
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Sir Isaac Newton developed the law of universal gravitation.
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NGSS.HS-PS2-4
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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True or False: The light we see from objects in the sky is from the past.
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True.
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Who developed the theory of general relativity?
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Albert Einstein developed the theory of general relativity.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does the term 'red shift' refer to in astronomy?
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Red shift refers to the phenomenon where light from distant galaxies is shifted towards the red end of the spectrum, indicating that they are moving away from us.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the significance of Edwin Hubble's work?
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Edwin Hubble provided evidence for the expansion of the universe and formulated Hubble's Law, which relates the distance of galaxies to their recessional velocity.
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