Look at the image and read the excerpt from "Black Hole Beginnings."

Several spheres shown in movement by wispy tails behind them. Some collide and merge together.



As the star material gathers, its inward pressure grows. The nuclei respond by zipping and zooming faster and faster, veering away from each other all the while. However, when the pressure gets high enough, the nuclei are going so fast that their speed overpowers their repulsion. Slamming into one another, they push through each other’s force fields and fuse.

Which statement correctly explains how the image and text work together to support understanding?