According to Our Theory of Solar System Formation,why Does the Sun

question 47

Multiple Choice

According to our theory of solar system formation,why does the Sun rotate slowly today?

• A)The Sun once rotated much faster,but it transferred angular momentum to charged particles caught in its magnetic field and then blew the particles away with its strong solar wind.
• B)The Sun once rotated much faster,but it transferred angular momentum to planets and other objects during close encounters.
• C)The Sun once rotated much faster,but it lost angular momentum due to internal friction.
• D)The Sun once rotated much faster,but it lost angular momentum because everything slows down with time.
• E)The Sun was born rotating slowly because the solar nebula had very little angular momentum.

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