At the Moment of the Big Bang

question 70

Multiple Choice

At the moment of the Big Bang,

• A) all matter and energy were compressed into an infinitely small high-temperature and high-density state.
• B) all matter and energy were infinitely expanded and equaled the size of the universe.
• C) the universe was entirely made of infinitely dense matter; energy had not yet come into existence.
• D) the universe that had existed previously inverted on itself and became the current universe.
• E) all of the chemical elements that we see in the universe today were forged in the explosion.

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