The Big Bang Theory Is Supported by Two Major Lines

Multiple Choice

The Big Bang theory is supported by two major lines of evidence that alternative models have not successfully explained. What are they?

A) (1) The theory predicts the existence of and the specific characteristics of the observed cosmic microwave background; (2) the theory correctly predicts the observed overall chemical composition of the universe.
B) (1) The theory correctly predicts that the universe should be expanding; (2) the theory predicts the existence of and the specific characteristics of the observed cosmic microwave background.
C) (1) The theory predicts the episode of inflation that we think occurred in the early universe; (2) the theory predicts the existence of large quantities of dark matter.
D) (1) The theory correctly predicts that the universe should be expanding; (2) the theory correctly predicts the observed ratio of spiral to elliptical galaxies in the universe.