A student makes a chart about galaxies and mentions that the universe consists of many galaxies such as the Andromeda galaxy and the Milky Way galaxy.
Which statement is true about these two galaxies?
They both exert a strong gravitational pull on each other.
They both exert a strong gravitational pull on each other.
They are both moving away from each other.
They are both moving away from each other.
The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, and the Andromeda galaxy is not.
The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, and the Andromeda galaxy is not.
The Milky Way galaxy is larger than the Andromeda galaxy.
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The statement that is true about the Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy is:
They both exert a strong gravitational pull on each other.
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are the two largest galaxies in our local group, and they are on a collision course, which means they are gravitationally interacting with each other. The other statements are not accurate when considering the relationship between these two galaxies.
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