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Light from distant galaxies most likely shows a
A
red shift, indicating that the universe isexpanding
B
red shift, indicating that the universe iscontracting
C
blue shift, indicating that the universe isexpanding
D
blue shift, indicating that the universe iscontracting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The red shift as observed in distant galaxies suggests that the galaxies are moving away from us and from each other. This tells that the universe is expanding .

Detailed explanation-2: -The Doppler red-shift of light observed from distant stars and galaxies gives evidence that the universe is expanding (moving away from a central point). This allows for Big Bang Theory, because after a “bang” occurs all of the matter moves away from the point of origin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Strictly speaking, when telescopes look at the light from distant galaxies, they are not literally looking back in time. The past no longer exists, so no one can directly look at it. Instead, the telescopes are looking at the present-time pattern of a beam of light.

Detailed explanation-4: -Likewise, if a star is zooming away from you, any light it emits gets stretched. You see these stretched-out light waves as having a lower frequency. Since red is at the low-frequency end of the visible spectrum, we say that light from a receding star is shifted toward red, or redshifted.

Detailed explanation-5: -The red shift occurs due to increase due to increase in wavelength that would be due to the increasing distance between two galaxies, Red shift indicate that galaxy are mainly farther apart from one another.

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