Stellar winds and _____ will eventually blow away the protostellar disk and remnant cocoons of a protostar apart.
A) gas jets
B) magnetic fields
C) shock waves
D) radiation pressure
E) gravity waves

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Radiation pressure is the outward force exerted by electromagnetic radiation on a surface. In the case of a protostar, the radiation pressure from the star's intense radiation field can overcome the gravitational pull of the protostellar disk and remnant cocoons, causing them to be blown away.

Stellar Winds and _____ Will Eventually Blow Away the Protostellar