What Makes the Subject of Star Formation So Difficult and Complex

question 85

Multiple Choice

What makes the subject of star formation so difficult and complex?

• A)It is so slow that no visible proof of it exists.
• B)Star formation is too expensive to study in detail.
• C)Stars live too long to be observed from birth to death.
• D)Clouds, fragments, protostars, stars, and nebulae all interact and influence each other.
• E)Shock waves disrupt the orderly evolution of stars.

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