What type of evidence does cosmic background radiation provide about the origins of the universe?(1 point)

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It supports predictions of the composition of the early universe.
It supports predictions of the composition of the early universe. - incorrect

It verifies that the early universe was once extremely hot.
It verifies that the early universe was once extremely hot. - no response given

It pinpoints the size of the original universe.
It pinpoints the size of the original universe. - no response given

It proves that the universe is expanding.

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The most accurate response regarding what type of evidence cosmic background radiation provides about the origins of the universe is:

It verifies that the early universe was once extremely hot.

Cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) is the afterglow of the hot, dense state of the universe shortly after the Big Bang, supporting the idea that the universe was extremely hot and dense in its early moments.