The Isotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (Same Temperature

question 60

Multiple Choice

The isotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation (same temperature in all directions) indicates that

• A) the universe had an early period of inflation in which regions initially in equilibrium were carried to huge separations from each other.
• B) the universe did not begin to expand significantly until after the era of recombination.
• C) regions that appear to observers to be on opposite sides of the visible universe are in fact in close contact with each other.
• D) the universe has always been dominated by matter.

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