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How is a larger star like an SUV, while a smaller star like a fuel efficient hybrid vehicle?
 
  A) The larger the star, the faster it burns fuel.
  B) The larger the star, the more likely it is to explode.
  C) The larger the star, the shorter its life span.
  D) Larger stars have only one source of energy.

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What prevents stars greater than about 100 times the Sun's mass from existing?
 
  A) The rate of thermal expansion would overcome gravitational attraction leading to explosion.
  B) The gravitational attraction would overcome the rate of thermal expansion leading to a black hole.
  C) Fusion cannot take place at these higher mass levels.
  D) The gaseous material of the universe is too widely dispersed to allow for the formation of stars of this mass.



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