Multiple Choice
Using Figures 12-7 and 12-8 from the text, determine which of these lists is the correct sequence of stars in order of INCREASING size or stellar radius.
A) Sirius B, the Sun, Betelgeuse, Mira
B) Mira, Betelgeuse, the Sun, Sirius B
C) Betelgeuse, Mira, the Sun, Sirius B
D) Sirius B, the Sun, Mira, Betelgeuse
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