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What is the universe made of?
What is the universe made of?
Space, time, planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
What is the age of the universe?
What is the age of the universe?
13.7 billion years old.
Which of the following theories explain the origin of the universe? (Select all that apply)
Which of the following theories explain the origin of the universe? (Select all that apply)
- Nebular Hypothesis
- Divine Creation (correct)
- Big Bang Theory (correct)
- Steady State Theory (correct)
Who proposed the Big Bang Theory?
Who proposed the Big Bang Theory?
What hypothesis suggests that the universe was created by God?
What hypothesis suggests that the universe was created by God?
What does the Steady State Theory propose?
What does the Steady State Theory propose?
What does the Cosmic Inflation theory explain?
What does the Cosmic Inflation theory explain?
What is the Nebular Hypothesis related to?
What is the Nebular Hypothesis related to?
Who proposed the Nebular Hypothesis?
Who proposed the Nebular Hypothesis?
Match the theories about the universe with their descriptions:
Match the theories about the universe with their descriptions:
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Study Notes
The Universe
- The universe comprises all space, time, and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all forms of matter and energy.
- The universe is 13.7 billion years old.
Theories About the Origin of the Universe
- Big Bang Theory: The universe started as a very small, incredibly hot point that expanded rapidly.
- Proposed by Georges Lemaître in 1920.
- Divine Creation: The universe and life were created by God.
- Based on the Book of Genesis in the Bible.
- Serves as a response to modern evolutionary theories.
- Steady State Theory: The universe is constantly expanding with a consistent average density.
- Proposed by Sir James Jeans in 1928.
- Revised by Fred Hoyle, Hermann Bondi, and Thomas Gold in 1948.
- Cosmic Inflation: A rapid expansion of the universe during its early stages, which explains several aspects of the Big Bang Theory.
- Proposed by Alan Guth in 1980.
- Explains the homogeneity of objects in space, the flatness and smoothness of the universe, and the formation of stars and star systems in later years.
The Solar System
- The Solar System consists of the Sun, planets orbiting the Sun, moons, asteroids, comets, meteors, dust, and the space between them.
Theories About the Origin of the Solar System
- Nebular Hypothesis: The Solar System formed from a rotating cloud called a nebula.
- Proposed by Immanuel Kant in 1755 and Pierre-Simon Laplace.
- The majority of the nebula's mass formed the Sun, the remaining material formed rings that eventually coalesced into planets.
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