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