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renzo156

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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?



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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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