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A cycle that involves all 4 spheresCarbon Cycle
The Earth's four subsystemsGeosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
The Earth's four subsystemsGeosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
Age of the Universe13.8 Ga(13.8 billion years)
Religious narrative that describes the universe being formed in 6 daysGenesis/Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Religious Narrative that describes an oscillating universe where all celestial objects expanded out of a Brahmanda(cosmic egg) from a concentrated point called Bindu.Rigveda
an Athenian philosopher who maintained that everything is composed of very small particles that were arranged by some eternal intelligence (500-428 BC)(Primordial Universe Theory)Anaxagoras
Creators of the Atomic Universe TheoryLeucippus and Democritus
Geocentric UniverseAristotle and Ptolemy
HeliocentrismNicolaus Copernicus
Static, steady state, infinite universeIsaac Newton and then Albert Einstein
Why is the Big Bang theory the leading theory on the origin of the universeRedshift and Cosmic Microwave Background
The model Albert Einstein assumed after rejecting his original modelOscillating Universe(The universe is curved and cyclic)
Proposed by astronomers Fred Hoyle, Thomas Gold and Herman BondiSteady State Theory(The universe expands but does not change density)
Alan Guth proposed what model of the universe?Inflationary Universe(A variation of the standard big bang model that accounts for horizon and flatness problems)
Andrei Linde proposed what model?Multiverse
The three main models on the origin of the solar systemEncounter Hypothesis, Nebular Hypothesis and Protoplanet Hypothesis
The Earth's four subsystemsGeosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
Belgian priest to whom the big bang theory is accredited toGeorges Lemaître
A cycle that involves all 4 spheresCarbon Cycle