Current Understanding Holds That a Galaxy's Type (Spiral, Elliptical, or Irregular)

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Multiple Choice

Current understanding holds that a galaxy's type (spiral, elliptical, or irregular) ________.

• A) may either be the result of conditions in the protogalactic cloud that formed it or the result of later interactions with other galaxies
• B) is always determined by the angular momentum of the protogalactic cloud that formed it
• C) is determined by whether the galaxy is located in a cluster where collisions are likely or outside a cluster where collisions are less likely
• D) may either be a result of the mass of the protogalactic cloud that formed it or the result of the heavy element abundance in that cloud

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