Which of the Following Is FALSE

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE?

• A) When the universe was young, matter worked to slow the expansion rate of the universe.
• B) The Big Bang occurred approximately 13.7 billion years ago.
• C) Only in the last 5 to 6 billion years has dark energy caused the universe's expansion rate to increase over time.
• D) Throughout the age of the universe, dark energy has caused its expansion rate to increase over time.
• E) Astrophysicists are unsure whether or not dark energy always will continue to increase the expansion rate of the universe.

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Definitions:

Free Blacks

were African Americans who were not enslaved and lived freely in the United States, especially before the Civil War, though they faced legal and social restrictions.

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Immediate Abolition

The radical 19th-century movement demanding the immediate end to slavery without compensation to slave owners or gradual emancipation.

Equal Rights

The principle of granting all individuals the same legal rights, privileges, and opportunities, regardless of distinctions such as race, gender, or religion.