Which of the Following Is NOT a Way in Which

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a way in which astronomers detect dark matter in clusters of galaxies?

• A) by determining the amount of mass necessary to gravitationally collapse clouds of gas to form the number of stars present
• B) by determining the amount of mass necessary to gravitationally hold onto the hot gas surrounding galaxy clusters
• C) by determining the amount of mass necessary to gravitationally hold a cluster of galaxies together
• D) by determining the amount of mass necessary to gravitationally lens images of distant objects
• E) None of the above; all of these are ways that astronomers detect dark matter in galaxy clusters.

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