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kipiarov [429]
1 year ago
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Most interstellar clouds are: Most interstellar clouds are: much bigger than our solar system. similar in size to clouds in Eart

h's atmosphere. about the size of Earth. about the size of a wavelength of light. much smaller than the clouds in Earth's atmosphere.
Physics
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cupoosta [38]1 year ago
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Answer:

Most interstellar clouds are much bigger than our solar system.

Explanation:

An interstellar cloud  refers:

  • It is generally an accumulation of gas, plasma, and dust in our and other galaxies.
  • It is basically a denser-than-average region of the interstellar medium (ISM).

Interstellar clouds can be large up to 106 solar masses

It is also often said to be the most massive entities in the galaxy.

Hence

we can say about Interstellar clouds,

They are much bigger than our solar system.

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