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Magnets and Magnetism — Unit test

Question 4 • Lollar_8Science_Q1_25-26_RC

Which type of galaxy has arms that contain sites of active star formation and start close to a bulge in the center?

Answer
A
elliptical
B
irregular
C
barred spiral
D
normal spiral

Explanation

A normal spiral galaxy has a central bulge with spiral arms winding outward from nearby. The arms contain gas and dust where new stars actively form. A barred spiral also has star-forming arms, but those arms begin at the ends of a bar across the center, a feature not mentioned here.

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