What Is a Galactic Wind

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is a galactic wind?

• A)a jet of ionized particles shot out of a starburst galaxy
• B)hot gas erupting into intergalactic space from a large superbubble
• C)the heat (infrared radiation)emitted by dust grains in the large molecular clouds of starburst galaxies
• D)the cooler gas pushed out of a starburst galaxy by the intense radiation pressure
• E)a wind created by the expansion of the universe that can move galaxies around

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