When the Intensity of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Is

question 4

Multiple Choice

When the intensity of the cosmic microwave background radiation is plotted against wavelength, what is the shape of the resulting curve?

• A) emission lines, strongest and most densely concentrated in the microwave region
• B) composite of many overlapping blackbody curves from gas clouds of different temperatures peaking in the microwaves
• C) blackbody curve modified by many deep, overlapping absorption lines and several emission lines
• D) essentially perfect blackbody spectrum peaking in the microwave region

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