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The size of this feature’s uniformities is determined by the extent of Silk damping. (10[1])The BOOMERanG and MAXIMA experiments both imaged this feature with a balloon at an altitude of 40 kilometers. This feature’s polarization is divided into E- and B-modes. (10[2])The Sachs–Wolfe effect induces (10[1])anisotropies (“an-eye-SAW-truh-peez”) in this feature from gravitational redshift at the surface of last scattering. A void in the constellation Eridanus is an explanation of a “cold spot” in this feature (10[1])that was observed (10[1])by the COBE (10[1])(“KO-bee”) and Planck (10[1])satellites. Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered this feature after making sure it wasn’t interference from bird poop on their antenna. This feature has a near-perfect blackbody spectrum at about 2.7 kelvins. For 10 points, name this leftover radiation from the Big Bang. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: cosmic microwave background radiation [or CMB or CMBR]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern APurdue C1310
Alex AkridgeIndiana AWashU B4010
Ezra SantosUChicago AUChicago B4010
Shardul ParthasarathyUIUC BUChicago C4410
Ishaan SinghPurdue BUIUC C7310
Jiping FangUIUC DPurdue D7610
Matthew WestPurdue AUIUC A7910
Ethan SkolnickWashU CWashU D8110
Evan DaviesMiamiUChicago D12410

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