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Defines galaxy, be able to identify the different types of galaxies and provide details.

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What is the name of our galaxy?

The Milky Way

What is the name of our neighbor galaxy?

Andromeda

What are the three major types of galaxies?

Spiral, Elliptical, and Irregular

What type of galaxy is this? (Messier 51-known as the Whirlpool Galaxy)

Spiral

What is a galaxy?

a collection of stars bound together by gravity

What type of galaxy is this?

Irregular

What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?

Irregular

What are the the 3 MAIN types of galaxies?

Spiral Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies, and Elliptical Galaxies

What type of galaxy is this?

Elliptical

What type of galaxy is this?

Irregular

Our Galaxy is called the

Milky Way Galaxy

Force that pulls clusters of stars together in most galaxies?

gravity

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

Spiral

We can't see all of the stars in our galaxy because they

are too far away

There are other galaxies besides ours. T or F

True

How many galaxies are there in the Universe?

2 trillion galaxies