Astronomy: The Universe Unit Test

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Question
As evidence supporting the Big Bang theory, what does the redshift of light from galaxies indicate?(1 point)
Responses

The universe is 13.8 billion years old.
The universe is 13.8 billion years old.

The universe is expanding.
The universe is expanding.

The universe is cooling off.
The universe is cooling off.

The universe is mainly hydrogen.

1 answer

The correct response is:

The universe is expanding.

The redshift of light from galaxies indicates that they are moving away from us, which supports the idea that the universe is expanding.

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