Galaxies Review

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Across
  1. 2. The Milky Way galaxy is a __________________ galaxy.
  2. 4. The force that governs the motion of celestial objects in Earth’s solar system, keeps planets in orbit around the sun, and plays a key role in maintaining the structure of the Milky Way galaxy
  3. 6. A star forms in a giant gas cloud called a stellar ____.
  4. 7. A galaxy with an oval or round shape containing mostly older stars
  5. 9. A galaxy with an undefined shape containing both younger and older stars
  6. 10. Earth's solar system is located on the outer spiral ________
  7. 11. Quadrant two's stars are cool and _____________.
  8. 14. This quadrant's stars are hot and bright
  9. 15. A galaxy with a disk shape, spiral arms, and a central bulge containing mostly younger stars
  10. 17. Quadrant three's stars are ________ and dim.
Down
  1. 1. A system of gas, dust, planets, and millions or billions of stars
  2. 3. A star's ________ class indicates its temperature and color
  3. 5. A star's ________ is usually plotted on the x-axis and increases from right to left on the diagram
  4. 8. A star's ________ is usually plotted on the y-axis and increases from bottom to top on the diagram
  5. 12. This quadrant's stars are cool and dim
  6. 13. The black hole is one of the final stages of a _______ mass star.
  7. 15. A ____________ is a ball of hot gas that emits light through the process of nuclear fusion
  8. 16. The white dwarf is the final stage of a _________ mass star.