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

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It verifies that the early universe was once extremely hot.
It verifies that the early universe was once extremely hot.

It pinpoints the size of the original universe.
It pinpoints the size of the original universe.

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

It proves that the universe is expanding.

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The correct response is:

It verifies that the early universe was once extremely hot.

Cosmic background radiation, specifically the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), is a key piece of evidence supporting the Big Bang theory and indicates that the early universe was in a hot, dense state before expanding and cooling.