The Increasing Temperature of the Core of a Collapsing Cloud

question 45

Multiple Choice

The increasing temperature of the core of a collapsing cloud of gas is due to:

• A) radiation.
• B) collisions between gas molecules.
• C) increased spin rate of the cloud.
• D) fragmentation of the core.

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