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elizabeth18

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Discuss the observational differences between spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies.
 
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The helium flash is the cause of some supernovae.
 
  a. True
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Answer to Question 1

Elliptical galaxies (class E) have no disk, no spiral arms, and almost no gas and dust. They range from huge giants to small dwarfs. Spiral galaxies (class S) are disk-shaped and usually have spiral arms and contain gas and dust. Some of these have a central region shaped like an elongated bar and are called barred spiral galaxies (class SB). A few disk galaxies contain relatively little gas and dust; these are called lenticular galaxies (class S0). Irregular galaxies (class I) are generally shapeless and tend to be rich in gas and dust.

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elizabeth18

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


Liddy

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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