Multiple Choice
Collisions between galaxies
A) do not occur because the distances between galaxies are so vast.
B) are relatively fleeting because galaxies move so rapidly and thus last only a few million years.
C) can last hundreds of millions of years.
D) have little long-term effect on the galaxies involved because gravity is a relatively weak force and the distances over which it must act between galaxies are so great.
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