Which of the following best describes what the microwave background radiation is ?
(A) The particles that move throughout the Universe that were created during the Big Bang and thrown out
(b) Radiation that is present everywhere in the Universe that came from time when light first was able to travel through the early universe without being absorbed.
(C) The shock wave or echo that travels throughout the Universe that marks the event we call the Big Bang.
(D) The total light we observe when we look at the black body curve for all the wavelengths of radiation given off by all the stars in the Universe.
Correct option: (c) The shockwave or echo that travels throughout the Universe that marks the event we call the Big Bang.
Explanation:
Microwave background radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation that fills the entire universe. It is prediction of Big Bang theory. In the theory the early universe was made up of a hot plasma of photons, electrons and baryons.