GEOL 1001 : GEOL Test 1 Study Guide
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Tuesday, february 5th at 7:00 p. m. himes testing center. Concepts for the basic structure of our universe and solar system: universe- all of space and all the energy/matter within it, cosmology- the study of the overall structure and history of the. The solar system is on an arm of the: the sun- is a medium sized star. Scientific explanation for the formation of the universe & earth: the big bang theory- initiated the expanding universe. All mass and energy in a single point exploded & has been exploding ever since. Atoms through big bang nucleosynthesis process of creating new atomic nuclei from pre-existing nucleons (protons & neutrons) the. Hydrogen formed h2 molecules, or the fuel of stars. After big bang, mass in nebulae was not equally distributed. 7 billion years ago: the doppler effect (sound)- sound waves compress or relax with relative motion.
