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1. A second after the Big Bang, the universe was about the size of our solar system. 2. The universe stopped expanding 15 billion years after the Big Bang. 3. The Milky Way is an example of an elliptical galaxy. 4. Quasars are much larger than stars. 5. Interstellar matter is called neutron dust. 6. Some sun spots are larger in diameter than the earth. 7. The aurora lights seen in the Northern sky are caused by highly charged atomic 8. particles released by sun flares. 9. A black hole has no density at all. 10. A prominence is a great flame-like cloud that appears to rise from a sunspot. 11. Chinese astronomers documented a supernova in 1054 AD.
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ANSWER KEY for page 21 _T__ A second after the Big Bang, the universe was about the size of our solar system. _F__ The universe stopped expanding 15 billion years after the Big Bang. _F__ The Milky Way is an example of an elliptical galaxy. _T__ Quasars are much larger than stars. _F__ Interstellar matter is called neutron dust. _T__ Some sun spots are larger in diameter than the earth. _T__ The aurora lights seen in the Northern sky are caused by highly charged atomic particles released by sun flares. _F__ A black hole has no density at all. _T__ A prominence is a great flame-like cloud that appears to rise from a sunspot. _T__ Chinese astronomers documented a supernova in 1054 AD. © Copyright 1999 AIMS Multimedia The Universe: The Vast Frontier