Question

hubble’s law analysis
pick the statement that most closely describes the trend of the graph you created.

• as distance increases velocity decreases.
• the graph shows no trend.
• as distance increase the velocity stays the same.
• as distance increases velocity increases.

Explanation:

Hubble's Law states that the velocity of a galaxy moving away from us is directly proportional to its distance from us. So as the distance (of a galaxy) increases, its velocity (of recession) increases. The correct statement should reflect this positive correlation. Among the options, "As distance increases velocity increases" is consistent with Hubble's Law. The option "As distance increases velocity decreases" is incorrect (opposite of the law), "The graph shows no trend" is wrong (Hubble's data has a clear trend), and "As distance increase the velocity stays the same" is also incorrect (no correlation is not what Hubble's Law shows).

Answer:

D. As distance increases velocity increases (assuming the last option is labeled D; if the original options had labels like A, B, C, D with the last one being "As distance increases velocity increases", then the answer is the option with that text, e.g., if the last option is D, then D. As distance increases velocity increases)