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Zoey63294

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If the initial interstellar cloud in star formation has a mass sufficient to form hundreds of stars, how does a single star form from it?
 
  A) One star forms at its center and blows the rest of the matter back into space.
  B) The cloud fragments into smaller clouds and forms many stars at one time.
  C) One star forms and the rest of the matter goes into making planets, moons, and other objects of a solar system.
  D) The cloud is disrupted by rotation so that it reduces its mass down to that of a typical star.
  E) A supernova blows the cloud up and dissipates the majority of the gas.

Question 2

The broadening of spectral lines can be caused by:
 
  A) density of the hot medium.
  B) thermal motion of the hot atoms.
  C) rotation of the star.
  D) magnetic fields of the star.
  E) All of the above



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

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