space medium True/False

Molecular clouds are the coldest and densest regions of the interstellar medium where stars form.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Giant molecular clouds (10-20 K, 10²-10⁶ particles/cm³) shield molecules from UV radiation, enabling gravitational collapse and star formation.

Topic Astronomy - Interstellar Medium
Exam Relevance SSC CGL, UPSC Prelims