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According to Hubble's law, what is the relationship between the recessional velocity of distant galaxies and their distance from Earth?

They are unrelated

There is no relationship

They are inversely proportional

They are directly proportional

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How can Hubble's constant be used to estimate the age of the universe?

By calculating 1 divided by Hubble's constant

By measuring the velocity of galaxies

By measuring the distance of galaxies

By comparing the recessional velocity of galaxies

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A galaxy has a recessional velocity of 3,200 km/s. Ho = 2.3 x 10-18 s-1

How far away from Earth is the galaxy?

7.36 x 10-15 km

7.19 x 10-22 km

1.39 x 1021 km

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Galaxy A has a recessional velocity of 6,500 km/s. Galaxy B has a recessional velocity of 4,000 km/s.

Which of the following is true?

Galaxy A is further away from Earth than Galaxy B

Galaxy A is closer to Earth than galaxy B

Galaxy A is travelling slower than galaxy B

Galaxy B is travelling faster than galaxy A

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