Galaxies Crossword Puzzle

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Galaxies Crossword Puzzle

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  • brightest : spiral galaxies are usually the _ .
  • gravity : the force holding a galaxy together.
  • young : a spiral galaxy contains both _ and old stars.
  • elliptical : this galaxy has very little gas and dust.
  • elliptical : this galaxy is made up of mainly old stars.
  • amount : spiral and irregular galaxies are similar in the _ of gas and dust they contain.
  • irregular : this galaxy may or may not have a disk and/or bulge in the middle.
  • elliptical : a round/oval shaped galaxy.
  • irregular : a galaxy without any symmetrical or definite shape.
  • spiral : a pinwheel shaped galaxy.
  • universe : all matter and energy, including all the galaxies and the space between them.
  • rich : our galaxy, the milky way, is _ in gas and dust.
  • galaxy : a large group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity.