Multiple Choice
The intensity of radiation coming from an active galaxy
A) remains remarkably constant during its long life.
B) decreases slightly at a constant rate as energy is radiated away.
C) ebbs and flows as the mass of the accretion disk around the black hole ebbs and flows.
D) ebbs and flows as the mass of the black hole ebbs and flows.
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