Review Questions - Formative Library | Library

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Explain why we see the Milky Way as a faint band of light stretching across the sky.

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Explain where in a spiral galaxy you would expect to find globular clusters, molecular clouds, and atomic hydrogen.

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Describe several characteristics that distinguish population I stars from population II stars.

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Briefly describe the main parts of our Galaxy.

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Describe the evidence indicating that a black hole may be at the center of our Galaxy.

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Explain why the abundances of heavy elements in stars correlate with their positions in the Galaxy.

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What will be the long-term future of our Galaxy?

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