MODULE NO.

: 5 Term 1 Teacher: Mary

Subject: Physics Igcse 1 DATE: 11 – 16 March

Parent’s Signature: _____________ Marks:____

Name:_________________________________________

Topic: Stars and the Universe

Learning objectives:
In this chapter you will:
• learn that the redshift of light from distant galaxies supports the Big Bang theory

• learn that this redshift can be described by Hubble’s law, which can be used to work out the age of
the Universe.

References
Physics for Cambridge IGCSE™ COURSEBOOK
David Sang, Mike Follows & Sheila Tarpey page 471 to 477
LESSON 1

The life cycle of a less massive star like our Sun