The Big Bang Theory Vocabulary
Across
- 1. everything that exists, encompassing all space, time, matter, and energy
- 3. instrument that splits light into a spectrum like a rainbow and records it
- 4. weaving performance, visual art, and design into immersive tapestries of image and sound.
- 6. The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that triggers color perception in humans.
- 7. prominent British astronomer and astrophysicist
- 10. the simplest, lightest, and most abundant chemical element in the universe
- 12. the cooled remnant of the first light that could ever travel freely throughout the Universe
- 15. the scientific study of everything in the universe outside Earth's atmosphere, including stars, planets, comets, and galaxies
- 16. German-born theoretical physicist widely considered one of the most influential scientists of all time
- 18. the ability to do work, cause change, or power movement
Down
- 2. the entire range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation, which travel in waves and transport energy
- 5. light from galaxies shifted to shorter wavelengths
- 8. the universe began as just a single point, then expanded and stretched to grow as large as it is right now
- 9. odorless and invisible element gas found on the periodic table of elements
- 11. a massive, gravitational bound system containing billions of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter
- 13. Light from these galaxies is shifted to longer wavelengths
- 14. German-American astrophysicist who co-discovered cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation
- 17. played a pivotal role in deciphering the vast and complex nature of the universe