Spiral Density Waves Move Through a Medium That Is Also

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Multiple Choice

Spiral density waves move through a medium that is also moving. The speed of the density waves

• A) is greater than the speed of the medium through which they pass.
• B) is the same as that of the medium through which they pass, thus forming a rigid spiral pattern.
• C) is less than that of the medium through which they pass.
• D) varies as the waves go around the galaxy, slowing down while passing through a spiral arm and speeding up in the regions in between.

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Definitions:

Groundwater Flow

The movement of water through the pore spaces and fractures in underground soil and rock layers.

Subsidence

The gradual sinking of the ground's surface, which can occur due to natural processes like the compacting of sediment or human activities such as groundwater extraction.

Gradient

A measure of how one quantity changes or varies over distance or another quantity, often expressed as a slope or rate of incline.

Permeability

An indicator of the ease with which fluids can flow through a material with pores or a rock.