______ is a discipline of science that studies the origin and eventual fate of the universe
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct asnwer is option 4 i.e. Cosmology.
- Cosmology is a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe.
- It is the study of the origin, development, structure, history and future of the entire universe.
- The origins of today's cosmology began with the observation in the early 1500s by Nicolaus Copernicus that the Earth revolves around the sun.
- Cosmologists today believe that ordinary matter i.e the kind of matter we interact with everyday is just a small part of the universe.