GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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To what did the book compare the way the galaxies move?
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raisins
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an oven
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raisin-bread
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bread
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Edwin Hubble proposed the raisin pudding analogy which helps us to mentally picture how Hubble’s Law relates to an expanding universe. Consider a loaf of raisin pudding (or bread dough) baking in an oven, with raisins sprinkled evenly throughout.
Detailed explanation-2: -SINCE THERE IS MORE DOUGH BETWEEN YOU AND THE MORE DISTANT RAISINS, THE DOUGH WILL EXPAND MORE AND THE DISTANT RAISINS WILL RECEDE MORE RAPIDLY THAN CLOSER ONES. SIMILARLY, THE UNIVERSE IS EXPANDING.
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