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The first stars did not appear until around how many years after the Big Bang? Answer: ______
The first stars did not appear until around how many years after the Big Bang? Answer: ______
100 million years
Where do the heavy elements that make up matter come from? Answer: Thermonuclear fusion process in _____
Where do the heavy elements that make up matter come from? Answer: Thermonuclear fusion process in _____
stars
True or False: Dark matter absorb light making it hard to detect. Answer: _____
True or False: Dark matter absorb light making it hard to detect. Answer: _____
False
What makes up most of our universe, Dark matter or ______ matter?
What makes up most of our universe, Dark matter or ______ matter?
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This is the minimum mass that a clump of gas must have to collapse under its gravity to form a star. Answer: Jeans _____
This is the minimum mass that a clump of gas must have to collapse under its gravity to form a star. Answer: Jeans _____
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What are the key dynamical processes in ______ formation?
What are the key dynamical processes in ______ formation?
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True or False: Devised models of cosmologists theorized that the first stars could have evolved from density fluctuations before the Big Bang. Answer: _____
True or False: Devised models of cosmologists theorized that the first stars could have evolved from density fluctuations before the Big Bang. Answer: _____
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What do the first protogalaxies mostly consist of, dark matter or ______ matter?
What do the first protogalaxies mostly consist of, dark matter or ______ matter?
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What may have seeded the growth of supermassive black holes that formed in the hearts of galaxies in the universe? Answer: Collapse of some of the first _____.
What may have seeded the growth of supermassive black holes that formed in the hearts of galaxies in the universe? Answer: Collapse of some of the first _____.
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This is the cooled remnant of the first light that could ever travel freely throughout the universe. Answer: Cosmic Microwave ______
This is the cooled remnant of the first light that could ever travel freely throughout the universe. Answer: Cosmic Microwave ______
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In response to the flaw of the classical interpretation of reality, modern science introduces ______, which is a concept that makes use of model or representations of objects to define physical properties and explain their interactions with other objects.
In response to the flaw of the classical interpretation of reality, modern science introduces ______, which is a concept that makes use of model or representations of objects to define physical properties and explain their interactions with other objects.
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Arrange the following steps in the formation of stars in chronological order: a.Presence of small-scale density fluctuations in the primordial soup of the early universe c.Clumps gradually evolve into gravitationally bound structures, forming small systems d.Denser regions would take the form of a network of filaments and the finest starforming systems would coalesce at the nodes of the network b.Protogalaxies merge to form galaxies which would congregate into ______ clusters
Arrange the following steps in the formation of stars in chronological order: a.Presence of small-scale density fluctuations in the primordial soup of the early universe c.Clumps gradually evolve into gravitationally bound structures, forming small systems d.Denser regions would take the form of a network of filaments and the finest starforming systems would coalesce at the nodes of the network b.Protogalaxies merge to form galaxies which would congregate into ______ clusters
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Before recombination, Thomson scattering between the photons and electrons and coulomb interactions between the electrons and baryons were sufficiently rapid that all particles behave as a single tightly coupled ______.
Before recombination, Thomson scattering between the photons and electrons and coulomb interactions between the electrons and baryons were sufficiently rapid that all particles behave as a single tightly coupled ______.
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This theory explains how the universe began with an infinitely hot and dense single point that inflated to form the ever-expanding universe. Answer: Big Bang ______.
This theory explains how the universe began with an infinitely hot and dense single point that inflated to form the ever-expanding universe. Answer: Big Bang ______.
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What elements do the first protogalaxies significantly contain? Answer: ______ and Helium.
What elements do the first protogalaxies significantly contain? Answer: ______ and Helium.
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What is regarded as the God ______?
What is regarded as the God ______?
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What is the most important contribution of Hubble's paper on our understanding of the universe? Answer: That we live in a large, dynamically evolving universe that is expanding in all ______.
What is the most important contribution of Hubble's paper on our understanding of the universe? Answer: That we live in a large, dynamically evolving universe that is expanding in all ______.
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What is the difference between Einstein's Theory of General ______ and Theory of Special Relativity?
What is the difference between Einstein's Theory of General ______ and Theory of Special Relativity?
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