If the Galaxy were spinning like our solar system,stars closer to the center would
A) orbit in much less time than stars farther out.
B) orbit in much greater time than stars farther out.
C) orbit in the same amount of time as stars closer in.
D) eventually fly apart from the immense speed.

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In a spinning system, objects closer to the center have a shorter distance to travel around the center axis, so they would orbit in less time than objects farther away. This is true for both our solar system and the galaxy.

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