Origin of the Universe

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  • Created on: 02-04-15 14:04
Red-shift
The fact that light from other galaxies is absorbed at different frequencies indicated by the dark lines which appear closer tot he red end of the spectrum.
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Big Bang
The theory that the universe was once small concentrated space of matter and energy and then exploded.
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Doppler effect
The fact that when a source is moving towards you, the pitch increase but when the source moves away from you, the pitch decreases.
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CMBR
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
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Waves
A distubance that travels through matter or space, accompanied by a transfer of energy.
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Frequency
The number of waves that pass a given point in a second.
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Spectrum
An array of colours formed by a beam of light (ROYGBIV).
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Galaxy
A system of billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by a gravitational force.
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The theory that the universe was once small concentrated space of matter and energy and then exploded.

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Big Bang

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The fact that when a source is moving towards you, the pitch increase but when the source moves away from you, the pitch decreases.

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Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

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Card 5

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A distubance that travels through matter or space, accompanied by a transfer of energy.

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