Ariana Browitt Milky Way Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 4. nebula a cloud of interstellar dust and gas that shines by scattering and reflecting light.
- 5. a cold interstellar cloud of gas and dust that appears as a dark patch.
- 6. spiral arms in galaxies that are not permanent structures.
- 8. a cloud of ionized interstellar gas
- 10. old, metal-poor stars formed early in the universe.
- 11. uses naturally occurring and intense microwave emissions.
- 12. a flattened, rotating structure gas, dust, stars, or other material in orbit or a central body.
- 13. first generation stars formed shortly after the big bang.
- 15. contains our solar system in a spiral galaxy.
Down
- 1. young, metal-rich stars found in the disk and spiral arms of galaxies.
- 2. dense spherical collection of hundreds of ancient cloud.
- 3. a tight central group of stars found in the middle of most spiral galaxies.
- 7. Twenety percent of sky obscured by dust.
- 9. a young group of thousands of stars formed from the same molecular cloud.
- 14. massive and roughly spherical diffuse component of a galaxy that extends far beyond its visible disk.