What was the prevailing belief about the universe before the 1920s?

Understanding the Universe's Origins

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It was expanding.
It was infinite.
It was static and unchanging.
It was contracting.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What major event is considered the beginning of the universe?
The appearance of life
The Big Bang
The formation of Earth
The creation of galaxies
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two parts into which the theory of the universe was traditionally divided?
Laws of evolution and initial conditions
Space and time
Galaxies and stars
Matter and energy
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does quantum theory allow time to do under extreme conditions?
Behave like another dimension of space
Disappear
Stop completely
Move backwards
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can the universe do according to the integration of time and space?
Remain static
Expand indefinitely
Contract into a singularity
Create itself out of nothing
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What satellite provided evidence supporting the universe's creation theories?
Voyager
Galileo
WMAP
Hubble
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the cosmic microwave background represent?
The end of the universe
The current state of the universe
The very early universe
The future of the universe
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