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Question 1
1.
Explain why we see the Milky Way as a faint band of light stretching across the sky.
Question 2
2.
Explain where in a spiral galaxy you would expect to find globular clusters, molecular clouds, and atomic hydrogen.
Question 3
3.
Describe several characteristics that distinguish population I stars from population II stars.
Question 4
4.
Briefly describe the main parts of our Galaxy.
Question 5
5.
Describe the evidence indicating that a black hole may be at the center of our Galaxy.
Question 6
6.
Explain why the abundances of heavy elements in stars correlate with their positions in the Galaxy.