What Sets the Temperature of the Pocket of Gas in a Protoplanetary

question 32

Multiple Choice

What sets the temperature of the pocket of gas in a protoplanetary disk?

• A) its distance from the forming star
• B) how much kinetic energy was converted to heat
• C) how much radiation from the forming star shines on the gas
• D) a combination of all three of the above

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