Scientists Have Detected Thousands of Gamma Ray Bursts

question 9

Multiple Choice

Scientists have detected thousands of gamma ray bursts.The evidence suggests that most or all of these bursts

• A)have occurred in the central regions of the Milky Way.
• B)have occurred in distant galaxies.
• C)come from the same types of close binary systems that produce X-ray bursts.
• D)come from the Oort cloud surrounding the Sun.

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