According to Present Understanding,which of the Following Statements About the Solar

question 19

Multiple Choice

According to present understanding,which of the following statements about the solar wind is not true?

• A)It is even stronger today than it was when the Sun was young.
• B)It helped in the transfer of angular momentum from the young Sun to particles that blew into interstellar space,which explains why the Sun rotates so slowly today.
• C)It swept vast amounts of gas from the solar nebula into interstellar space.
• D)It consists of charged particles blown off the surface of the Sun.

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