Interstellar extinction refers to
A) planets in interstellar space absorbing starlight.
B) light being absorbed by dust in interstellar space.
C) asteroid impacts that result in mass extinctions of life.
D) the emission of red light by interstellar dust.
E) hot interstellar gas clouds that cause mass extinctions of life.
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Q7: Molecular hydrogen atoms can be found
A) nowhere
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