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THE UNIVERSE
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Which of the following best describes the dust, gas, and celestial bodies of the Milky Way Galaxy?
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They orbit around the center of the galaxy because of gravity.
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The farther away they are from the center of the galaxy, the more they are pulled by gravity.
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They experience gravity only if they have significant mass.
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The faster they move, the less gravity they experience.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What best describes the Milky Way Galaxy? A spiral galaxy with a disk about 100, 000 light-years in diameter and containing between 100 billion and 1 trillion stars.
Detailed explanation-2: -A galaxy is a giant, spinning object made of gas, dust, and stars held together by gravity. Galaxies come in different shapes and sizes and can contain billions of stars. Most occur in groups that are also held together by gravity.
Detailed explanation-3: -A galaxy is a huge bunch of stars clustered together in space. Our solar system-which includes the sun, Earth, and seven other planets-is part of this galaxy, called … you guessed it … the Milky Way. The Milky Way contains hundreds of billions of stars like our sun.
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