Multiple Choice
Which of the following analogies best describes how the structure of the galaxy's spiral arms is maintained?
A) Like military jets flying in formation above a football stadium,the stars in the spiral arms keep a spiral-shaped formation as they orbit the galaxy.
B) Like cars slowing in traffic to look at an accident,stars slow as they pass through the spiral arms.
C) Like a coiling rope,the spiral arms wind up tighter with every galactic rotation.
D) Like the fins of a giant pinwheel toy,the spiral arms carry a set of bright stars around as they sweep through the galaxy.
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