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In 1929, American astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that distant galaxies were moving away from us. He found that light from distant objects in the universe shifted in frequency towards the red color on the electromagnetic spectrum, which tells us that the objects are receding away from us.

What phenomenon is described in the passage above? Select the best answer from the choices below.

a
The Doppler Shift
b
Hubble's Law
c
The Big Bang
d
Dark matter

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Answer:

The hubble law

is the observation in physical cosmology that galaxies are moving away from the Earth at speeds proportional to their distance. In other words, the farther they are the faster they are moving away from Earth.

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Answer:

it is the Hubble law

Step-by-step explanation:

Hubble's law, also known as the Hubble–Lemaître law, is the observation in physical cosmology that galaxies are moving away from the Earth at speeds proportional to their distance. In other words, the farther they are the faster they are moving away from Earth.

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