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  • Constellation and Sky Lore

    Amateur Telescopes

    Review Questions from the Text

    p. 635, 1, 3-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15

    Review Terms

    Radiation Era
    Nuclear Epoch
    Lepton Epoch
    Hadron Epoch
    GUT Epoch
    Matter Era
    Stellar Epoch
    Galactic Epoch
    Atomic Epoch
    Lepton
    Hadron
    GUTS
    Pair Production
    Flatness problem
    Horizon problem
    Primordial Nucleosynthesis

    Review Concepts

    How did the density of the early universe compare to the current density of the universe?

    How did the temperature of the early universe compare to the current density of the universe?

    How might the temperature and density in the early universe create different reactions than those observed in the current universe?

    Describe the stellar, galactic, and atomic epochs in the Matter Era. How long did each of these epochs last and what were the major events in each stage?

    What happened in the Nuclear Epoch in the Radiation Era?

    Most of the Helium in the universe was formed during primordial nucleosynthesis. Why weren't heavier elements like iron formed at this time?

    What is the flatness problem? What is the horizon problem?

    How does the Inflation Model solve the flatness problem and the horizon problem?

    What are Grand Unified Theories?

    What observations can be used to test models of the Big Bang? How can measurements of Helium and Lithium abundance be used to constrain models of the big bang?