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In addition to conventional galaxies, the universe contains very dim galaxies that until recently went unnoticed by astronomers.
In addition to conventional galaxies, the universe contains very dim galaxies that until recently went unnoticed by astronomers.
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2019-11-17
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In addition to conventional galaxies, the universe contains very dim galaxies that until recently went unnoticed by astronomers. Possibly as numerous as conventional galaxies, these galaxies have the same general shape and even the same approximate number of stars as a common type of conventional galaxy, the spiral, but tend to be much larger. Because these galaxies’ mass is spread out over larger areas, they have far fewer stars per unit volume than do conventional galaxies. Apparently these low-surface-brightness galaxies, as they are called, take much longer than conventional galaxies to condense their primordial gas and convert it to stars—that is, they evolve much more slowly.
These galaxies may constitute an answer to the long-standing puzzle of the missing baryonic mass in the universe. Baryons—subatomic particles that are generally protons or neutrons—are the source of stellar, and therefore galactic, luminosity, and so their numbers can be estimated based on how luminous galaxies are. However, the amount of helium in the universe, as measured by spectroscopy, suggests that there are far more baryons in the universe than estimates based on galactic luminosity indicate. Astronomers have long speculated that the missing baryonic mass might eventually be discovered in intergalactic space or as some large population of galaxies that are difficult to detect.
The author mentions the fact that baryons are the source of stars’ luminosity primarily in order to explain
选项
A、how astronomers determine that some galaxies contain fewer stars per unit volume than do others
B、how astronomers are able to calculate the total luminosity of a galaxy
C、why astronomers can use galactic luminosity to estimate baryonic mass
D、why astronomers’ estimates of baryonic mass based on galactic luminosity are more reliable than those based on spectroscopic studies of helium
E、how astronomers know bright galaxies contain more baryons than do dim galaxies
答案
C
解析
Evaluation
This question requires understanding how one aspect of the passage relates to the reasoning in a larger portion of the passage. The second paragraph explains that scientists have been puzzled over missing baryonic mass in the universe as measured by luminosity (lines 21-25). Given that baryons are the source of luminosity in the galaxy (lines 17-19), astronomers can estimate the baryonic mass of a galaxy by measuring its luminosity.
A The passage discussion of baryons does not address the number of stars in individual galaxies.
B The passage discusses how the luminosity of galaxies can be used to estimate baryonic mass but does not address how total luminosity is measured.
C Correct. The passage indicates that because baryons are the source of galactic luminosity, measuring luminosity can be used to estimate baryonic mass of galaxies.
D The passage suggests that estimates based on luminosity may have been less accurate, not more accurate, than those based on spectroscopy.
E The passage does not indicate that bright galaxies contain more baryons than do dim galaxies.
The correct answer is C.
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