BIG BANG THEORY Grade 11
BIG BANG THEORY Grade 11
BIG BANG THEORY Grade 11
THEORY
-Proponents of the theory were
Alexander Friedman and Georges
Lamaitre in 1920
around 13.7 billion years
ago, there was nothing and
nowhere.
due to random fluctuation in an
empty void, there was a great
explosion or expansion
The occurrence of the of the Big Bang
resulted into several events that lead to
the creation of forces and celestial bodies
known today. The description of the
events.
1. Inflationary epoch
- the universe expanded from the size of
an atomic nucleus to 1035 meters in width.
2.Formation of the
-6
(10 s)
Universe
the universe continued to expand. It became
distinct, possessing gravity, strong nuclear
force, weak nuclear force, and electromagnetic
force. At first seconds, the universe was made
up of fundamental particles and energy:
quarks , electrons ,photons, and neutrinos,
3.Formation of the basic elements ( 3
s)
protons and neutrons combined to form
hydrogen nuclei. Then, hydrogen nucleic
began to combine in pairs to form helium
nucleic. This process is called
nucleosynthesis.
4. Radiation era (10 000 years)
most energy in the universe was in the
form of radiation. These included
different wavelengths of light, X-rays,
radio waves, and ultraviolet rays. They
formed what was called the cosmic
microwave background radiation.
5. Matter domination ( 300 000
years)
matter began to dominate at the end of
the radiation era. At this stage, lithium
atom began to be formed. Electrons
joined with hydrogen and helium nuclei
to make small neutral atoms.
6. Birth of stars and galaxies
(300 million years)
the slightly irregular areas of gas cloud
gravitationally attracted nearby matter and
became denser. The dense gas clouds collapsed
and eventually gained enough mass to ignite
and produced light. The huge clouds of gas
could be the birthplace foe dozens of stars. The
groups of star became the galaxies.
FOUR FUNDAMENTALS FORCES
1.Strong force
- short range (10-13 cm)
attractive force which binds the
nucleus.
2. Electromagnetic force
long range force that
binds atoms which can
either be attractive or
repulsive.
3. Weak force
short range force present in
radioactive decay.
4. Gravitational force
weak, long-range, and
attractive force which binds
the Solar System.
Evidences for the Big Bang
Theory
Galaxies moving away
Presence of cosmic microwaves
background(CMB)
Abundance of light elements