The Big Bang Theory - Vocabulary
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- Q1the gas that stars are made of; stars gradually lose hydrogen throughout their lives as it becomes helium through nuclear fusion.hydrogen30s
- Q2Travels light speed in a vacuum and includes radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.Electromagnetic Radiation30s
- Q3the observed spectrum from stars appears shifted toward the red end of the spectrum; evidence that the universe is expanding;red shift30s
- Q4a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attractiongalaxy30s
- Q5A self-luminous celestial object (makes its own light).star30s
- Q6all of space and everything in ituniverse30s
- Q7See imagespiral galaxy30s
- Q8See imageelliptical galaxy30s
- Q9See imageirregular galaxy30s
- Q10where stars are born; a gigantic cloud of gas and dustnebula30s
- Q11the hottest starsblue-white stars30s
- Q12the coolest starsred stars30s
- Q13leftover radiation from the big bang; supports the idea that the universe began with a period of rapid expansion.cosmic microwave background30s
- Q14the process by which hydrogen atoms join together to form helium, releasing energy from starsnuclear fusion30s
- Q15have less hydrogen because they have used it all up.older stars30s
