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rachel9

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Harlow Shapley found the visible disk of the Galaxy is about ________ kpc across.

A) 8 B) 30 C) 8,000 D) 10,000 E) 30,000

Question 2

Our solar system lies in the Milky Way's ________, about 30,000 light-years from the Galactic Center.

A) globular cluster
B) bulge
C) satellite galaxy
D) disk
E) halo

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jaykayy05

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D

rachel9

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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018

Thanks

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Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018

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