Chapter 1

ORIGIN AND STRUCTURE OF

THE EARTH :THE UNIVERSE
AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
 JUMBLED WORDS: Form The Correct Word Of The Jumbled Letters On The Left To
Identify The Important Terms Used To Describe The Universe.

Our Universe is:

1. AGREL ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Unimaginable expanse of
2. ASG ___ ___ ___
3. ARSTS ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4. SUDT LODUSC ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
And consist of
5. SPLTANE ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
6. LXGAAY ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
 COSMOLOGY – is the branch of
science that studies the origin,
evolution and fate of the universe

UNIVERSE – All of space and everything in

it including the stars, planets, galaxies etc.
- constitutes a systematic whole.
- a cluster of objects interacting with each
other
THEORIES BEHIND THE ORIGIN
OF THE UNIVERSE:
FIRST THEORY
FIRST THEORY = “ BIG BANG THEORY”
SECOND THEORY
SECOND THEORY= “ Steady state/ Infinite theory”
THIRD THEORY
THIRD THEORY= “Big Bang & Big Crunch”
Answer: FACT
 The UNIVERSE is at least 13.8 billion years old and the
EARTH/ SOLAR SYTEM is at least 4.5- 4.6 billion
years old.

Question :
BUT HOW LARGE EXACTLY IS A BILLION?
HOW LONG IS 13.8 BILLION YEARS?