What Is a Rotation Curve

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Multiple Choice

What is a rotation curve?

• A)a precise description of the shape of a star's orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
• B)a graph showing how orbital velocity depends on distance from the center for a spiral galaxy
• C)a curve used to decide whether a star's orbit places it in the disk or the halo of a spiral galaxy
• D)a graph that shows a galaxy's mass on the vertical axis and size on the horizontal axis

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Definitions:

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