The Figure Below Uses a Rubber Sheet as an Analogy

question 28

Multiple Choice

The figure below uses a rubber sheet as an analogy for Hubble expansion, with coins representing galaxies.The illustration demonstrates that

• A) galaxies may be sitting still, but will move farther apart as space expands.
• B) galaxies stand still, and distances are unchanged by the expanding universe.
• C) galaxies are repelled from each other, causing them to move away from each other.
• D) space is expanding in two dimensions only.
• E) galaxies are being flung outward by the Big Bang.

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