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galaxy vocab
Question | Answer |
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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. |