Multiple Choice
The distribution of the dark matter in a spiral galaxy is
A) approximately spherical and about the same size as the galaxy halo.
B) approximately spherical and about ten times the size of the galaxy halo.
C) flattened in a disk but about ten times larger than the stellar disk.
D) predominantly concentrated in the spiral arms.
E) flattened in a disk and about the same size as the stellar disk.
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