We Find That Interstellar Gas and the Youngest Disk Stars

question 54

Multiple Choice

We find that interstellar gas and the youngest disk stars are found in a very narrow distribution along the galactic plane, but the older disk stars can be found in a thicker disk.What might this mean?

• A) Gravitational scattering of molecular clouds changes the orbits of disk stars as they get older.
• B) The disk is still settling down from a thicker to a thinner state.
• C) The galaxy has not absorbed any dwarf galaxies in the last several billion years.
• D) Cosmic rays are responsible for causing star formation to happen in a narrow layer over time.
• E) Most of the dark matter in the galaxy is in a thin layer along the disk.

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