Question

Cosmic inflation refers to ____(A) the current period of cosmic acceleration.(B) stellar winds creating bubbles of gas.(C) the Universe filling up with hydrogen gas.(D) a brief early period of hyperrapid expansion of space-time. (E) the ongoing expansion of the Universe.

Answer 1

(D) a brief early period of hyper rapid expansion of space-time.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cosmic inflation is a theory which states that in an interval of 10⁻³⁶ seconds to around 10⁻³³ seconds after the big bang there was a massive expansion.

According to the big bang theory the universe came to be from a singularity i.e., a point of infinite gravitational field. The universe is expanding this means that according to the conservation of energy the universe was expanding from the beginning.