From the Fact That Virtually Every Galaxy Is Moving Away

question 5

Multiple Choice

From the fact that virtually every galaxy is moving away from us and more distant galaxies are moving away from us at a faster rate than closer ones, we conclude that

• A)the farthest galaxies will eventually be moving faster than the speed of light.
• B)the universe is shrinking.
• C)the universe is expanding.
• D)the Milky Way Galaxy is expanding.
• E)we are located at the center of the universe.

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