Origin and Structure of the Earth in Religious Texts
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According to the Rigveda, how is the universe described?

  • As always growing and new stuff always coming into existence
  • As something made of hydrogen, helium, and lithium
  • As a result of a huge explosion
  • As a cosmic egg expanding from a concentrated point (correct)

    • What did René Descartes believe space to be filled with?

  • Dark energy like antigravity
  • Regular matter like atoms and stars
  • Invisible stuff with gravity
  • Stuff swirling around like big and small whirlpools (correct)

    • What makes the universe expand faster, according to the text?

  • Hydrogen, helium, and lithium
  • Regular matter like atoms and stars
  • Dark energy like antigravity (correct)
  • Invisible stuff with gravity

    • What are the most common building blocks in the universe?

    <p>Hydrogen, helium, and lithium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Genesis, how did God create everything?

    <p>He separated light from darkness first</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of our universe is regular matter like atoms and stars?

    <p>4.6%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Big Bang Theory, how old is the universe?

    <p>13.8 billion years old</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main idea behind the Steady State Theory?

    <p>The universe is continually making new stuff as it grows</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the proofs of the Big Bang Theory?

    <p>Hubble's Law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory suggests that the universe will end in a collapse to a huge black hole and may start again with another Big Bang?

    <p>Cyclic Model (Paul Steinhart, Neil Turok)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Hubble's discovery in 1929 reveal about galaxies?

    <p>Galaxies move away from each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the idea of the Multiverse with many universe 'bubbles' hanging out together?

    <p>(Andrei Linde)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Ptolemy's Geocentric Model, what was believed to be the center of the universe?

    <p>(Earth)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Copernicus propose in his Heliocentric Model?

    <p>(Sun's the central superstar)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which model suggests that our solar system formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust?

    <p>(Solar Nebula Model)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Retrograde' motion in planets was explained by which historical model?

    <p>(Heliocentric Model by Copernicus)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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