Multiple Choice
The average density of the interstellar medium is
A) much denser than Earth's atmosphere.
B) much less dense than the best vacuum on Earth.
C) about the same density as air on the peak of Mount Everest.
D) zero.
E) about as dense as Earth's atmosphere at sea level.
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