Multiple Choice
In a spiral galaxy, the
A) spiral arm tightness is independent of the size of the nuclear bulge; a particular bulge can have a wide range of spiral structure.
B) smaller the nuclear bulge is, the tighter the spiral.
C) tighter the spiral is, the larger the nuclear bulge.
D) larger the nuclear bulge is, the looser the spiral.
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