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Origin of the Universe

Question 4 • FHS 2016 TX-Earth and Space Science

Radiation generated by the big bang cooled and is now detectable as microwaves.

Answer
A
T
B
F

Explanation

The statement is true. Radiation left over from the Big Bang has been stretched by the expansion of the universe, cooling to a temperature of about 2.7 kelvin. Today it is detected as cosmic microwave background radiation, so the correct choice is T.

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