If a gas cloud shrinks, it
A) spins at the same rate as it did before it shrank.
B) spins faster.
C) spins slower.

Name: If a gas cloud shrinks, it A) spins at the same rate as it did before it shrank. B) spins faster. C) spins slower.
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According to the law of conservation of angular momentum, as the gas cloud shrinks and its radius decreases, the angular velocity (spin) must increase to conserve the total angular momentum. Therefore, the gas cloud would spin faster.

If a Gas Cloud Shrinks, It