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According to the Rigveda, how is the universe described?
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?
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?
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?
What are the most common building blocks in the universe?
According to the Genesis, how did God create everything?
According to the Genesis, how did God create everything?
What percentage of our universe is regular matter like atoms and stars?
What percentage of our universe is regular matter like atoms and stars?
According to the Big Bang Theory, how old is the universe?
According to the Big Bang Theory, how old is the universe?
What is the main idea behind the Steady State Theory?
What is the main idea behind the Steady State Theory?
What is one of the proofs of the Big Bang Theory?
What is one of the proofs of the Big Bang Theory?
Which theory suggests that the universe will end in a collapse to a huge black hole and may start again with another Big Bang?
Which theory suggests that the universe will end in a collapse to a huge black hole and may start again with another Big Bang?
What did Hubble's discovery in 1929 reveal about galaxies?
What did Hubble's discovery in 1929 reveal about galaxies?
Who proposed the idea of the Multiverse with many universe 'bubbles' hanging out together?
Who proposed the idea of the Multiverse with many universe 'bubbles' hanging out together?
According to Ptolemy's Geocentric Model, what was believed to be the center of the universe?
According to Ptolemy's Geocentric Model, what was believed to be the center of the universe?
What did Copernicus propose in his Heliocentric Model?
What did Copernicus propose in his Heliocentric Model?
Which model suggests that our solar system formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust?
Which model suggests that our solar system formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust?
'Retrograde' motion in planets was explained by which historical model?
'Retrograde' motion in planets was explained by which historical model?
