Chapter 13 and 14 - Galaxies
Across
- 2. A type of galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure
- 6. denser region of a spiral galaxy surrounding the supermassive black hole
- 8. _____ Galaxy: Galaxy with a bright, active nucleus that can outshine the rest of the galaxy
- 9. The name for an extremely luminous active galactic nucleus
- 14. A galaxy where stars are still forming that emits a lot of light from its center
- 15. _____ Galaxy: Galaxy with spiral arms and a central bulge
- 16. Vast system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter
- 17. Dense, spherical collection of older stars in the halo of a galaxy
- 19. Dense cloud of gas and dust in space that blocks light
- 20. The name for the Milky Way and the collection of galaxies in our region of space.
Down
- 1. Largest known structures in the universe, containing multiple galaxy clusters
- 2. Type of active galaxy with a radiation jet pointing towards Earth
- 3. Material between star systems in a galaxy
- 4. The giant structure thought the be at the center of all galaxies which can be billions of times more massive than out Sun.
- 5. Galaxy lacking a distinct shape or structure
- 7. ____ model: Theory explaining why spiral arms form in galaxies in bands of gas, dust, and stars, with empty space between them.
- 10. Group of galaxies bound together by gravity
- 11. Observation that the farther a galaxy is away, the faster it is moving away from us.
- 12. Unseen matter affecting galaxy rotation through gravity
- 13. Outer region of a galaxy, containing globular clusters, which extends above and below the disk.
- 18. _____ Galaxy: Galaxy emitting unusually strong radio waves