The Age of the Universe Can Be Determined from

question 37

Multiple Choice

The age of the universe can be determined from

• A) just the distances of galaxies outside our Local Group.
• B) just the recession red shifts of galaxies outside our Local Group
• C) just the slowing effect of the gravity of matter in the universe.
• D) just the repulsive effects of dark energy
• E) Actually all of the above can be used to improve the estimate

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