Big Bang Theory

Question 1

law

Answer 1

rule that correctly describes a natural phenomenon

Question 2

spectrum

Answer 2

sunlight passing through glass prism producing a rainbow

Question 3

wavelength

Answer 3

distance from crest of one light wave to the next

Question 4

bright line spectrum

Answer 4

series of colored lines showing what color each element produces when heated at certain temperatures. indicates that the light source is sending out only certain wavelengths of light.

Question 5

Doppler effect

Answer 5

the apparent shift in the wavelengths of energy emitted by an energy source moving away or toward an observer.

Question 6

spectroscope

Answer 6

splits starlight into a spectrum of different colors and wavelengths.

Question 7

Big Bang theory

Answer 7

universe was compressed into a tiny spot, then it exploded and created everything. evidence: red shift of galaxies, background radiation.

Question 8

theory

Answer 8

hypothesis which has been tested and is supported by experimentation.