The "Big Bang" Refers to

question 49

Multiple Choice

The "big bang" refers to  

• A) an event marking the beginning of the universe.
• B) the extinction of the dinosaurs.
• C) the inevitable end of the universe.
• D) the collision of the first galaxies forming the universe as it is today.
• E) the inevitable death of large stars.

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