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Questions for the Galaxy unit

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What is the approximate age of the universe?   13.7 Billion years old  
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What was formed 3 minutes after the big bang?   Hydrogen fused into Helium three minutes after the big bang.  
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What happens to atoms during fusion?   During Fusion atoms smash together.  
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What type of waves can we still detect in the universe?   We can still detect microwaves as evidence of cosmic background radiation.  
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After the big bang, when did stars and galaxies begin to form?   Stars and galaxies begin to form 300 million years after the big bang.  
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What is the universe always doing?   The universe is always expanding.  
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What is the most abundant element in the universe?   Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe.  
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what are the remaining waves from the big bang called?   The remaining waves from the big bang are called background radiation.  
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What color will space objects appear as they move further away from you?   Red  
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What is the law explaining that the universe is always expanding?   Hubble's Law  
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According to the Doppler Effect, what type of wavelength will things moving farther away from have?   longer wavelength  
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What is the name for the distance from a star where liquid water can exist on a planet?   The distance from a star to where liquid water can be found is known as the habitable zone.  
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What is Einstein's Theory of Relativity?   E=mc2.  
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How many astronomical unit wide is our solar system?   80 astronomical unit across.  
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What measurement do we use to measure distance OUTSIDE the solar system   Light Year  
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What is used to measure objects in our own solar system. It is measured as the distance between the sun and the earth...approximately 93,000,000 mi.   Astronomical Unit  
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What is 200,000 light years wide?   Universe  
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Why is hydrogen significant?   It is the most abundant element and the simplest element and did not need strong Nuclear force to hold it's nucleus together.  
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What is one light year?   6 trillion miles  
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