What is the name of the nearest large spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way, in the Local Group?
A: The Large Magellanic Cloud.
B: The Small Magellanic Cloud.
C: The Sagittarius Dwarf.
D: The Andromeda Galaxy.
E: The Virgo Cluster.
Ans: D: The Andromeda Galaxy.
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When a planet the size of Jupiter passes in front of a star the size of our Sun, the drop in the intensity is about _____ percent.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
As a given thundercloud's base elevation gets lower and lower, the possibility of lightning strike
A. is less, since the electric field gets weaker. B. is greater, because the electric field strength increases. C. is unchanged, because the thundercloud has not polarized.
Saturn's moon named ______________ is the second largest moon in the solar system
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Our Solar System:
is centrally positioned in the Milky Way galaxy. formed 10 billion years ago. has a massive, first-generation star at its center. completes one rotation around the center of the Milky Way every 250 million years. All of the above are true.