Magnetic Fields in the Milky Way Are Concentrated in the Disk

question 73

Multiple Choice

Magnetic fields in the Milky Way are concentrated in the disk because

• A) halo stars are incapable of producing strong magnetic fields.
• B) the fields are tied to the charged particles in dense molecular clouds.
• C) gravity forces them to sink to the center of the disk.
• D) supernovae explosions continually force them toward the middle of the disk.
• E) supernovae explosions eliminate magnetic fields from the halo.

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