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galaxy vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| universe | all existing matter and space considered as a whole |
| Galaxy | a system of millions or billions of stars together with gas and dust |
| Disk shaped galaxy | a flattened circular volume of stars. |
| Spiral Shaped Galaxy | a floating and rotating disk. |
| Irregular Shaped Galaxy | a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape. |
| Elliptical Shaped Galaxy | ellipsoidal shape and smooth. |
| Milky Way | galaxy that contains a solar system. |
| Light year | distance that light travels in one year. |
| Cluster | similar things |
| Andromeda Galaxy | a barred spiral galaxy. |