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Author Question: Compared to the size of the Sun, stars of all types range from A) 0.5 to 50 solar radii. B) 0.1 ... (Read 31 times)

renzo156

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on: Jul 27, 2018
Compared to the size of the Sun, stars of all types range from
 
  A) 0.5 to 50 solar radii.
  B) 0.1 to 10 solar radii.
  C) 0.01 to 1,000 solar radii.
  D) 0.08 to 8,000 solar radii.
  E) 0.001 to 50,000 solar radii.

Question 2

How are jets thought to be produced by active galaxies?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


alexisweber49

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

Magnetic fields in the accretion disk are twisted by its rotation. Charged particles can then travel outward along the magnetic field lines to form the jets.


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