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What is the Big Bang theory used to explain?

  • The structure of atoms
  • The life cycle of stars
  • How stars and galaxies form
  • How the universe came into being (correct)

    • How long ago did the Big Bang occur?

  • 10.7 billion years ago
  • 15.7 billion years ago
  • 17.7 billion years ago
  • 13.7 billion years ago (correct)

    • What was the universe like in its earliest stages?

  • A collection of stars and galaxies
  • A vast, empty space
  • A small, hot, super-massive, and super-dense ball (correct)
  • A huge, cold cloud of gas

    • What formed from groups of stars a billion years after the Big Bang?

    <p>Early galaxies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened three minutes after the Big Bang?

    <p>The universe took shape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the two simplest elements in existence after the universe took shape?

    <p>Helium and hydrogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened five hundred thousand years after the Big Bang?

    <p>The universe was a huge, hot cloud of gas that was starting to cool</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens three billion years after the Big Bang?

    <p>Smaller galaxies merge into larger ones.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common result of galaxy mergers?

    <p>The creation of gigantic black holes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the explosions that distribute elements into space?

    <p>Supernovas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will happen to the Milky Way galaxy in three billion years?

    <p>It will collide with Andromeda.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will be the fate of most galaxies 100 billion years from now?

    <p>They will have flown apart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How long ago was our sun born?

    <p>Five billion years ago.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of some galaxies?

    <p>Either spiral or spherical.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate fate of our Earth and sun?

    <p>They will eventually die out.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    The Big Bang Theory

    • The Big Bang theory explains how the universe came into being, describing its early development.
    • The universe started as a hot, super-massive, and super-dense ball, containing everything that exists today.
    • About 13.7 billion years ago, the Big Bang occurred, causing a violent explosion that hurled the material in all directions of space.

    Universe Expansion and Cooling

    • The universe expanded quickly after the Big Bang and continues to expand today.
    • As the universe expanded and cooled, particles, neutrons, protons, atoms, stars, and galaxies formed.

    Timeline of Universe Development

    • One second after the Big Bang, the universe expanded, and particles formed, including neutrons, protons, and electrons.
    • Three minutes later, the universe took shape, with protons and neutrons combining to form elements, primarily helium and hydrogen.
    • Five hundred thousand years after the Big Bang, the universe was a huge, hot cloud of gas starting to cool.

    Galaxy Formation and Evolution

    • One billion years after the Big Bang, stars and galaxies formed, with gravity exerting its force.
    • Three billion years after the Big Bang, smaller galaxies merged into larger ones, shaped like spirals or spheres.
    • Six billion years after the Big Bang, stars were born and died, distributing common elements into space through supernovas.

    Black Holes and the Future

    • The violent merging of galaxies can create black holes.
    • Five billion years ago, our sun was born, and the Milky Way galaxy formed.
    • In three billion years, our Milky Way will merge with Andromeda.
    • In 100 billion years, a few galaxies will survive, but most will have flown apart, with Earth and the sun long extinct.

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