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A white dwarf is not continuing in nuclear fusion, yet it still shines brightly for thousands of years because...

o The star is still super hot.

o It reflects light from other sources.

o both of these options

o neither of these options

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Step-by-step explanation:

Understanding that stars are naturally quite hot, imagine I pulled a piece of hot iron from a furnace. It would glow a bright red, and then slowly fade to black as the iron cools.

White dwarfs glow for the same reason - they are HOT!

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