The Evolution of a Medium-Mass Star Like the Sun, When

question 68

Multiple Choice

The evolution of a medium-mass star like the Sun, when off of the main sequence, is ____.

• A) strongly affected by mass absorption from the interstellar medium
• B) strongly affected by mass absorption from the corona
• C) not affected by mass loss due to increased solar winds
• D) strongly affected by mass loss due to increased solar winds
• E) strongly affected by mass loss due to hydrogen fusion

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