GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

THE UNIVERSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cosmology is ____
A
the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
B
a galaxy in which the stars and gas clouds are concentrated mainly in one or more spiral arms
C
the science of the origin and development of the universe
D
a scientist who studies the universe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cosmology is a branch of astronomy that involves the origin and evolution of the universe, from the Big Bang to today and on into the future. According to NASA (opens in new tab), the definition of cosmology is “the scientific study of the large scale properties of the universe as a whole."

Detailed explanation-2: -Both Plato and Pythagoras influenced the first logically consistent cosmological worldview, developed by the Greeks in the 4th century B.C. This early cosmology was an extrapolation of the Greek theory of matter proposed by Empedocles.

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