Physics A-Level
Expansion of the Universe
What Expansion of the Universe means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Expansion of the Universe
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The Big Bang model describes an expanding Universe from a hot, dense early state.
Topics that use Expansion of the Universe
- Hubble's law (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Age of the universe
- Big Bang nucleosynthesis
- Cosmological redshift
- Hubble's law
- Redshift
- Cosmological microwave background radiation
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