Over Time, What Is the Net Effect of the Star-Gas-Star

question 47

Multiple Choice

Over time, what is the net effect of the star-gas-star cycle in the Milky Way?

• A) The total mass in the galaxy's interstellar medium is gradually increased, and the new gas is continually enriched in heavy elements.
• B) The total mass in the galaxy's interstellar medium is gradually reduced, and the remaining gas is continually enriched in heavy elements.
• C) The temperature of the interstellar medium varies between the cool 10-50 degrees (Kelvin) required to form stars and the 2000-30,000 degree (Kelvin) temperatures of the outer layers of the stars that form. But over time, more and more of the interstellar medium remains cool.
• D) The gas of the interstellar medium is continually depleted in elements heavier than helium.
• E) There is no net effect to the cycle. Mass in the interstellar medium lost to star formation is exactly replaced by stellar winds and supernova explosions.

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