What do we mean when we talk about the \"Milky Way\" in our sky? O a. we mean th

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What do we mean when we talk about the "Milky Way" in our sky? O a. we mean the patchy band of light that represents what we see when we look into the plane of the Milky Way Galaxy O b. We mean the spiral-shaped galaxy that we can see when we look in the right direction in our sky O c. We mean the whitish patch of light we see when we look toward the center of the Milky Way Galaxy o d. We mean the bright stars of the constellations that lie along the ecliptic in our sky QUESTION 2 4 points Save Answer The brighter regions of our galactic disk that extend from the bulge outwards are called: a. spiral arms ob. None of the above. O c. globular clusters d, the halo QUESTION 3 4 points Save Answer Which of the following correctly describes the concept of star-gas-star cycle? a. New stars are continuously being formed in the Milky way out of gas that has been ejected from a previous generation of stars O b. Stars near the center of the Milky Way are continualy recycled to the outskirts of the disk by their orbital motion c-Life is continuously being spread from star to star in the Milky Way

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1.The answer is a
Our definiton of the milkyway is the patchy band of the light which outlines the plane of the galaxy, Milky Way as seen from our Earth.

2.The answer is a=spiral arms
Spiral arms are a pinwheel type like structures which are normally originating close to Galactic bulge and they fully extend outward much of galactic disk.

3. The answer is a
Star gas star cycle is a full continuous recycling of the gas in galactic disk between the present stars and the surrounding interstellar medium.

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