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| How old do geologists believe the Earth is and how old do cosmologists believe the Universe is? |
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Earth = 4.56 Billion Years
Universe = 13.7 Billion Years |
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| Who was the first individual to scientifically attempt to date the age of the Universe? |
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| What are the two mechanisms by which a red-shift of light from a distant object can take place? |
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| What physical characteristics does the Big Bang hypotheses predict for the Universe? |
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| What are the four fundamental forces in the Universe and which is the weakest? |
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Electromagnetic
Weak
Gravity |
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| How do elements with UP TO 26 protons in the nucleus get created? |
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| How do elements with MORE THAN 26 protons in the nucleus get created? |
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| Isotopes of what element tell us about the oxidation state of the Earth's surface environment? |
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| What is the name of the rock formation that has supplied the most information about he early history of multicellular animal evolution? |
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| What shape curve do graphs of many env parameters take on in recent history? |
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