Which of the following is a true statement about the spiral arms of our galaxy?
A) They are made of matter blown outward from the center of the galaxy
B) Once a star falls into a spiral arm it stays there forever
C) They are the crests of a density wave
D) They have not yet completed a single rotation about the galactic center
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