What Is True of Giant and Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies

question 69

Multiple Choice

What is true of giant and dwarf elliptical galaxies?

• A) The dwarfs contain more total mass than the giants.
• B) The giants contain more total mass than the dwarfs.
• C) There are more giants than dwarfs.
• D) The giants are mostly blue, the dwarfs are mostly red.
• E) They contain more dust than spirals.

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