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? (1 point) Responses 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. They are both moving away from each other. They are both moving away from each other. They both exert a strong gravitational pull on each other. They both exert a strong gravitational pull on each other. The Milky Way galaxy is larger than the Andromeda galaxy.
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The correct statement is: They both exert a strong gravitational pull on each other.
The Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy are indeed both spiral galaxies and are moving toward each other due to their mutual gravitational attraction. In fact, they are expected to collide in the distant future. The Andromeda galaxy is slightly larger than the Milky Way galaxy in terms of the number of stars.
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