How Does the Temperature of an Interstellar Cloud Affect Its

question 74

Multiple Choice

How does the temperature of an interstellar cloud affect its ability to form stars?

• A) Higher temperatures help star formation.
• B) Star formation is independent of the temperature of the cloud.
• C) Star formation is too complicated to be able to say how one quantity, such as temperature, affects it.
• D) Higher temperatures inhibit star formation.

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