Our Current Ideas on Galaxy Formation Suggest That the Visible

question 58

Multiple Choice

Our current ideas on galaxy formation suggest that the visible parts of galaxies:

• A) form first and are incorporated into dark matter halos later
• B) form only in the densest parts of dark matter halos
• C) can tell you the total size of the dark matter halo
• D) can tell you everything about the formation history of that galaxy
• E) spread out over larger distances than dark matter halos

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