Galaxies Move Away from Us in All Directions Because

question 43

Multiple Choice

Galaxies move away from us in all directions because

• A) the force of gravity increases with distance.
• B) the force of gravity weakens with distance.
• C) space is expanding, and there is no center to the universe.
• D) space is expanding, and we are near (but not at) the center of the universe.
• E) we are at the center of the expansion of the universe.

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Definitions:

Natural Scientists

Professionals who study the natural world using empirical evidence and scientific methods.

Gravity

A natural force exerted by a mass that attracts other masses towards its center.

Evolution

The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

Comprehensiveness

in the evaluation of comparisons, is the extentto which a comparison captures a greater number of central oressential features