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Origin of the Universe is the central idea in this question pattern. Identify the condition in the stem before applying the method below.
Core idea
The Big Bang model describes the early expansion of the Universe, whose age is about 13.8 billion years. It is not a theory for the origin of life or the formation of Earth. Keep cosmic history, abiogenesis, and planetary formation as distinct events on very different timescales.
Cosmic expansion and approximate age
The Big Bang model describes the origin and expansion of the Universe, dated to about 13.8 billion years ago. It does not describe the origin of life or the later formation of Earth. Answer B.
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- ✓Separate the origin of the Universe from the origin of life.
The Big Bang, formation of Earth, and origin of life are separate events.
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