Multiple Choice
X-rays come from certain regions of the interstellar medium because
A) those regions are heated to a very high temperature.
B) gas molecules in those regions are at a very high density.
C) dust and gas in those regions are moving very rapidly.
D) nuclear fusion is occurring in those regions.
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