What Is the General Meaning of the Cosmological Principle

question 59

Multiple Choice

What is the general meaning of the cosmological principle?

• A) There is no unique time in our universe;it has always looked the way it is now and will always do so.
• B) We do not occupy a special location in space because the universe is the same everywhere,on average.
• C) The universe appears to be expanding outward,but this is because of our motion as we descend into a supermassive black hole that has distorted space to produce the illusion of general "expansion."
• D) We occupy a very special location near the original location of the Big Bang because everything appears to be moving away from this location as the universe expands.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The real cost of an item: what you must give up in order to get it.

Explicit Cost

Direct, out-of-pocket payments for expenses incurred in business operations, such as wages, rent, and materials.

Monetary Cost

The amount of money that must be paid or spent to acquire goods, services, or assets.

Implicit Cost

The opportunity costs that arise from using assets, resources, or funds in specific ways rather than the next best alternative.