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The Big Bang Lesson 2
The Big Bang Lesson 2
2) Evidence
In extra space left between the galaxies, new stars and galaxies are created
These new stars and galaxies replace those that move away so that the universe
always looks the same
Evidence Supporting Big Bang
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Evidence Supporting Big Bang
1. Red Shift
2. Microwave background
3. Mixture of elements
Doppler effect
The Change of pitch that results from a source of sound approaching or
moving away.
Edwin Hubble b.1889 - 1953
Suggested that the universe is expanding
Numerous distant, faint clouds of light in the universe were actually entire
galaxies—much like our own Milky Way
In 1929, Hubble determined that the farther a galaxy is from Earth, the faster
it appears to move away
He used the principles of the Doppler effect / The Red Shift to explain how
stars are constantly moving away from one another
Red Shift
Red light is like low frequency and long wave lengths seen in the
Doppler effect
So, by accident Penzias and Wilson could ‘see’ the first photons, the
most ancient light in the universe (microwaves)
The Elements
The amounts of Hydrogen (H), Helium (He) in the universe support the
Big Bang Theory
Early in the Big Bang there was only Hydrogen compressed, with high
heat. The universe was like the core of a star
The ratios of H and He exactly match what you would expect if the
universe had once been a really big star
Albert Einstein b. 1879 - 1955
E = mc²
E = energy in joules
M = mass in kilograms
• What does Eisenstein's famous equation have to do with the Big Bang
theory?
• How did steady state theory explain that the universe was expanding, yet
remained the same
• List, and explaine three major pieces of evidence that supported the Big
bang theory
Glossary of Terms
Microwave Radiation The Doppler Effect
Edwin Hubble