Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about the early universe (as envisioned by the standard model of cosmology) is FALSE?
A) as the universe expands, its temperature decreases
B) at the beginning, the temperature was hot enough to turn energy into matter
C) at the very beginning, the energies were so great that the universe was actually contracting for a while
D) at the beginning, the universe was not transparent to electro-magnetic radiation
E) at the very beginning, anti-matter (as well as matter) was present in significant quantities
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