Stars Originate as Large Bodies of Slowly Rotating Gas

question 36

Multiple Choice

Stars originate as large bodies of slowly rotating gas. Because of gravity, these clumps of gas slowly decrease in size. The angular velocity of a star increases as it shrinks because of

• A) conservation of angular momentum
• B) conservation of linear momentum
• C) conservation of energy
• D) the law of universal gravitation
• E) conservation of mass

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