Structures of the Galaxy

Spiral galaxies are best described as

• irregular in shape with random star movement.

• regular in shape with mostly orderly star movement.

• having a huge round shape with mostly very old stars.

• having a galactic bulge with a huge central black hole.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Spiral galaxies also contain massive lanes of gas & dust which leads to

• supermassive black holes.

• quasars.

• large regions of new star formation.

• aliens.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

"Barred" spiral galaxies are called that because

• they have very little material at the center.

• they are really elliptical in shape.

• they have a massive bar of material at the center.

• of massive supernovae explosions near the center.

Astronomers currently classify the Milky Way as a(n)

• circular galaxy

• barred spiral galaxy

• irregular galaxy

• elliptical galaxy

Elliptical galaxies can be described as having

• no spiral arms and mostly very old stars.

• a circular or elongated shape.

• some spiral structure with lots of gas & dust.

• an irregular shape with mostly old stars.

Compared to most elliptical galaxies, spiral galaxies are

• very large by comparison.

• very small by comparison.

• about the same size.

• are similar in size and shape to irregular galaxies.

The formation of giant elliptical galaxies may have been created by

• collisions of supermassive black holes.

• supernovae explosions and star mergers.

• collisions and mergers of small irregular galaxies.

• collisions and mergers of spiral galaxies.

Irregular galaxies are defined as having

• very little star formation.

• no real shape and are comparatively very small.

• no star formation

• supermassive black holes.