Cosmic background radiation refers to
A)uniformly distributed residual radiation that resulted from the Big Bang.
B)pockets of radiation found in certain quadrants of the observable universe.
C)the radiation emitted from galactic nuclei.
D)redshifted microwave radiation being emitted from the center of the universe.

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Cosmic background radiation refers to the uniformly distributed residual radiation that resulted from the Big Bang. This radiation is available throughout the observable universe and has a uniform temperature of 2.73 K. It is considered one of the strongest pieces of evidence for the Big Bang theory.

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