In the 1990s, Astronomers Found That Distant Type I Supernova

question 27

Multiple Choice

In the 1990s, astronomers found that distant Type I supernova were __________ than they expected, leading them to conclude that __________.

• A) brighter; the universe's expansion rate was decreasing with time
• B) brighter; the universe was finite in size
• C) fainter; the universe's expansion rate has been increasing with time
• D) fainter; the universe was infinite in size
• E) fainter; the universe was finite in size

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