Gravitational lensing
A) occurs when light passes near a massive object and is deflected by the object's gravitational field.
B) can be used to determine the luminosity of a galaxy.
C) occurs when the mass of a galaxy is greater than expected from the luminosity of the galaxy.
D) occurs when the mass of a galaxy is less than expected from the luminosity of the galaxy.
E) can be used to determine the recessional velocity of a galaxy.
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Q1: The rotation curve of a galaxy can
Q2: We should expect galaxies to collide fairly
Q4: _ can be used to determine the
Q5: _ have elongated nuclei with spiral structure
Q6: The look-back time is
A)the time it takes
Q7: Mathematical models indicate that _ galaxies are
Q8: The total mass of galaxies in a
Q9: Poor clusters
A)contain more than 1000 stars and
Q10: A _ generally contains well over 1000
Q11: Most of the mass of a galaxy
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