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The distance of the Milky Way galaxy from edge to edge is about ________.
irregular
Milky Way
Milky Way galaxy
building blocks
10,000 light years
spiral
elliptical
galaxy
Ancient peoples saw a band of stars stretching across the sky and thought it looked like a river of milk. This is known as the ________ .
irregular
Milky Way
Milky Way galaxy
building blocks
10,000 light years
spiral
elliptical
galaxy
These galaxies are shaped like flattened disks that have one or more spiral arms that branch out from their centers.
irregular
Milky Way
Milky Way galaxy
building blocks
10,000 light years
spiral
elliptical
galaxy
What do you call a huge collections of stars, gas, and dust that travel together through space?
irregular
Milky Way
Milky Way galaxy
building blocks
10,000 light years
spiral
elliptical
galaxy
Galaxies with no regular shape are called _______ galaxies and are smaller and fainter than other types of galaxies.
irregular
Milky Way
Milky Way galaxy
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10,000 light years
spiral
elliptical
galaxy
All the stars you can see in the night sky with the naked eye are a part of our home galaxy, the _______.
irregular
Milky Way
Milky Way galaxy
building blocks
10,000 light years
spiral
elliptical
galaxy
This type of galaxy looks like a slightly flattened ball and has older stars than other types of galaxies.
irregular
Milky Way
Milky Way galaxy
building blocks
10,000 light years
spiral
elliptical
galaxy
Galaxies are the ________ of the universe.
irregular
Milky Way
Milky Way galaxy
building blocks
10,000 light years
spiral
elliptical
galaxy
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