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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The big bang theory | The theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that released all matter and energy 13.7 Billion years ago |
| red shift and blue shift | a shift of spectral lines toward the red end or blue end of the electromagnetic spectrum. Red shift indicates something is moving away |
| cosmic background radiation | leftover energy from the big bang |
| Expansion | What the Universe has been doing ever since the big bang |
| Galaxies | System of billions of stars held together by gravity (ours is the milky way). |
| Hubble's Law | law that says the farther away from Earth we look, the faster the galaxies are moving away from us. |
| 13.8 Billion | Age of the universe |
| Hydrogen | The simplest element. Made up 75% of the universe shortly after the big bang. |
| Wavelength | The size of a wave |
| Doppler effect | The apparent change in length of a wave when its source is moving towards or away from an observer |