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A-Science
6th Grade Science Ch.4
Question | Answer |
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The study of the stars, planets, and all other heavenly bodies is called? | astronomy |
Scientists who study outer space | astronomers |
the force that resists motion | friction |
an area containing no air or any other matter | vacuum |
a star system containing from millions to billions of stars | galaxy |
the galaxy in which we live in | Milky Way |
the two largest galaxies in the Local Group | Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy |
the three galaxies closest to ours | Sagitarius Dwarf galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, and Small Magellanic Cloud |
What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way classified? | Spiral galaxy |
the cluster of about 40 galaxies that the Milky Way belongs to | Local Group |
the three basic types of galactic shapes | spiral, elliptical, irregular |