Multiple Choice
As a protostar is evolving, its temperature
A) decreases because it is radiating.
B) decreases because of gravitational contraction.
C) decreases because of angular momentum.
D) increases because of nuclear fusion.
E) increases due to the kinetic energy of infalling material.
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