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This assumes that the universe is a closed system, while this seems a reasonable hypothesis, the modern big bang theory actually states outright that the universe is not a closed system. Conservation of energy is also violated in the current model, the total energy of the universe is increasing.

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Why do some of the planets spin backwards?

It was not because of a "Big Bang". The Conservation of Angular Momentum proves that. Hmmm, maybe there's a divine creator?


What makes the planets to move around the sun?

The planets orbit the Sun because of gravity and their angular momentum, which ultimately derives from the energy of the Big Bang.


What does a planets rotation cause?

This is a very good question that may not have an ultimate answer, but there is an explanation. The reason a planet rotates is due to its origins from the nebula from which it formed. This nebula had to be rotating. You probably have heard about the gyroscope and how it works- conservation of angular momentum. Angular momentum is determined by the rate of rotation and the mass of the object and its distribution as a function of distance from the axis of rotation. This is the principle behind an ice-skater spinning up when the arms are brought close to the body, or slowing down when the arms are extended. Except for dissipation and action of other torques, angular momentum is held constant. Thus the rotation of the gases and dust from which a planet formed causes the planet to keep on rotating, to conserve the initial angular momentum.The planet's rotation is of course changed by events both inside and outside of the planet. For example, it has been recently shown that the use of dams has changed the distribution of stored water on earth at different latitudes, sufficiently to change the length of the day! The difference is small, but has been detectable.But, why is the angular momentum conserved? And why was the nebula rotating if the universe began in a big bang?


Is the big bang theory a supposition?

No, it is a theory (in the scientific sense). This means that it was proposed, tested rigorously and passing strongly, and no evidence to disprove it has yet been found.


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Why do some of the planets spin backwards?

It was not because of a "Big Bang". The Conservation of Angular Momentum proves that. Hmmm, maybe there's a divine creator?


What makes the planets to move around the sun?

The planets orbit the Sun because of gravity and their angular momentum, which ultimately derives from the energy of the Big Bang.


Why is the Milky Way shaped like it is?

The Milky Way galaxy consists of stars, planets, and other objects all revolving around the galaxy's center of mass, held in place by the balanced forces of gravity and angular momentum. The angular momentum is ultimately derived from the Big Bang. The specific details of why the galaxy is shaped as it is are the result of a long series of chaotic and unpredictable random events.


What does a planets rotation cause?

This is a very good question that may not have an ultimate answer, but there is an explanation. The reason a planet rotates is due to its origins from the nebula from which it formed. This nebula had to be rotating. You probably have heard about the gyroscope and how it works- conservation of angular momentum. Angular momentum is determined by the rate of rotation and the mass of the object and its distribution as a function of distance from the axis of rotation. This is the principle behind an ice-skater spinning up when the arms are brought close to the body, or slowing down when the arms are extended. Except for dissipation and action of other torques, angular momentum is held constant. Thus the rotation of the gases and dust from which a planet formed causes the planet to keep on rotating, to conserve the initial angular momentum.The planet's rotation is of course changed by events both inside and outside of the planet. For example, it has been recently shown that the use of dams has changed the distribution of stored water on earth at different latitudes, sufficiently to change the length of the day! The difference is small, but has been detectable.But, why is the angular momentum conserved? And why was the nebula rotating if the universe began in a big bang?


Who or what was responsible for creation?

The Bible says in Genesis 1 ch 1: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth." I personally do not believe in the "Big Bang Theory" because there is actually a lot of evidence to prove that it didn't take place eg. the conservation of angular momentum, however I do believe that when God spoke out light etc. it wasn't quiet! I do belive there was some sort of explosion due to the fact of God's awesomeness and wonder,however I don't believe it was the Big Bang that scientists talk of though.:D


In what way does the Big Bang Theory conform with the law of conservation of energy?

The law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can't be created or destroyed, so the Big Bang theory would condradict that.


How do you disaprove big bang theory?

I guess you mean "disprove". There is lots of evidence for the Big Bang; I don't think you'll be able to disprove it. Anyway, look up some texts or videos about the Big Bang, to be familiar with what it proposes. Then you can either change your mind and decide that the Big Bang model is reasonable after all, or if you don't, at least you know what you are fighting against. Well, I think that personally, they shouldn't have shown Penny in bed with Leonard. But then, perhaps I should ask, "Which Big Bang" are you talking about?


Why do stars move in the Galaxy for what force?

The revolution of stars about the center of the galaxy is like that of planets around the sun, only in a larger scale. The motion is caused by angular momentum (which derives ultimately from the Big Bang) and the stars are prevented from flying off in all directions by the gravitational field of the galaxy.


Who are the scientist who are against big bang theory?

Real ones, Real Scientist believe in Scientifically acurrate Theorys & do not hold on to anything disproven by the laws of Phisics. The Big Bang is; One of the Laws of Physics;Conservation of Angular Momentum e.g.If an object is spinning clockwise and bits fly off it they will also spin Clockwise as they fly off. Try it at home!; get some Friends on a merry go round get some Strong guy to spin your freinds round clockwise and when they fly off,they will fly off spinning clockwise never anti clockwise.try it. Anyway according to the big bang theory all the matter and planets came from the big bang.all the matter and planets should be spinning the same way off it-true? Actually, NOT TRUE. Like many people inspired by popular presentations of the BB, you seem to imagine it as an explosion of dense matter into empty space. This is not correct, the BB was an expansion of space itself, taking matter along with it. As that matter formed atoms and then coalesced, SOME of that matter would have "clockwise" angular momentum and some would have the opposite. It would all be completely random on which had some type and which had a different type. How come Venus spins backward? How come some moons spin backward than their planets? Collisions between proto-planets can radically alter the initial angular momentum of these planets. Since our Moon is (most likely) the result of such a collision, it is no surprise its momentum may not seem "correct." How come whole galaxys spin backwards??????? To the same extent that some air molecules will be traveling in the direction opposite to the main drift velocity of a fluid, some small, random parts of a galaxy can have initial angular momentum different from that of the galaxy as a whole. Since the initial clumping of matter that eventually resulted in our Sun came from the blast remants of a supernova, it is no surprise that the initial angular momentum would have a random value that may be different from what it "ought" to be. If it all came of the big bang then why isn't it all spining in the same direction? If it was true all the Galaxys would be spinning in the same direction. The preceding two statements are utterly false. << >> "if they all came from the big bang they would be spinning in the same direction - but that is utterly false" - that's ok then. Taking the sentence in quotes, which part is false, the first part or the second? The above might be a defence of the big bang using some ideas from classics physics, or it might be completely the opposite (or it might be a trick question from Philosophy 101). But neither the Big Bang's adherents nor their opponents confine their ideas to only one principle (conservation of angular momentum here). Here on board the good ship 'Earth' the atmosphere can spin either way and that causes our big changes of weather. The BBT fully allows objects to rotate in any plane, but it is true that in most galaxies most stars rotate the same way (when looked at from the direction that we call 'north').


Is the big bang theory a supposition?

No, it is a theory (in the scientific sense). This means that it was proposed, tested rigorously and passing strongly, and no evidence to disprove it has yet been found.


How come the earth rotates?

It is believed by scientists that the solar system as we know it originally condensed out of an interstellar cloud of dust and gas, some four and a half billion years ago. Because the cloud was rotating, that angular momentum now appears in the form of the various different rotating and orbiting objects in the solar system. You may also extend the question further back in time, to ask why the original cloud was rotating. This would be a byproduct of the Big Bang. All the momentum in the universe can ultimately be traced back to that event. Some people would prefer a different explanation. We might hypothesize that God caused the Earth to rotate because if the Earth did not rotate, it would get too hot on the sunlit side and too cold on the dark side, and that would not allow for the kind of happy planet that God had in mind. Another contributor observed: Notice that there is no conflict between these two answers, and in fact, it's quite easy to view them as components of one and the same answer. Gcd is the 'what' and the 'why', and angular momentum, the big bang, and the other laws of Physics, such as inverse-square gravity and the double helix, are the 'how'.


Give an example of the law of conservation of momentum?

Momentum is ALWAYS conserved. To get some interesting examples, think of any situation where the velocity of some object changes - this will change the object's momentum. There will always be some other object whose momentum changes in the opposite direction - the object can be figured out by Newton's Third Law. For example, if a car accelerates or brakes, the interaction is between the car and Planet Earth, so the planet will accelerate in the opposite direction as the car.