Which of the Following Lists Distance Indicators That Are Used

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lists distance indicators that are used to measure distances ranging from the very nearest to the very farthest?

• A) Cepheids, parallax, main-sequence fitting, Type I supernovae
• B) parallax, main-sequence fitting, Cepheids, Type I supernovae
• C) parallax, main-sequence fitting, Type I supernovae, Cepheids
• D) main-sequence fitting, parallax, Cepheids, Type I supernovae
• E) Cepheids, Type I supernovae, main-sequence fitting, parallax

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