Big Bang Theory Crossword

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  1. 2. A theoretical period of extremely rapid exponential expansion in the very early universe (a tiny fraction of a second after the Big Bang)
  2. 6. a law that states that the greater the distance a galaxy is from ours, the faster it moves
  3. 8. was the first to propose the Big Bang Theory
  4. 10. The increase in wavelength (shift toward the red end of the spectrum) of light from an object moving away from the observer
  5. 11. what is the age of the universe?
  6. 12. The name given to the unknown form of energy that appears to drive the accelerated expansion of the universe on the largest scales
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  1. 1. The astronomer who provided key observational evidence that the universe is expanding by measuring galaxy distances
  2. 3. the process by which the universe's first light elements formed in the first minutes after the Big Bang
  3. 4. The branch of astronomy and physics that studies the origin, structure, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe as a whole.
  4. 5. A form of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light to be seen but has gravity
  5. 7. the pattern of the distribution of galaxies on the scale of the universe that creates filaments and nodes
  6. 9. The scientific model describing the origin of the universe as a rapid expansion from a hot, dense initial state