Multiple Choice
According to the theory that active galactic nuclei are powered by supermassive black holes,the energy released as light comes from
A) nuclear fusion in the accretion disk surrounding the black hole.
B) gravitational potential energy released by matter that is falling toward the black hole.
C) matter-antimatter annihilation occurring just outside the event horizon of the black hole.
D) jets emerging from the accretion disk.
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