Match the Galaxy term with its Defintion Column A

1. When a large star Explodes, it is called a ______:
2. A cloud of gas that is present both at the birth and death of a star:
3. Dark matter, stars, dust and gas all make up a _____:
4. The #1 force that holds a galaxy together:
5. Waves of energy given off throughout space:
6. A vacuum at the center of a Galaxy:
7. Galaxies gather in ________ to form the universe:
8. Galaxy that is flat, with older stars and not much gas/dust:
9. Most common Galaxy that is coiled, with newer stars on its "arms" and a moderate amount of gas/dust:
10. Galaxy that is smaller and younger, not well formed, and has a lot of gas/dust:
11. During the formation of a black hole, the core of a star collapses into one super dense point called a _______:
12. The area around a black hole where light and matter cannot exit is called the _______:
13. 5% of the universe is this type of "ordinary matter" made up of atoms:
14. 25% of the universe is made up of this atypical matter that does not interact with radioactive energy but clearly has gravitational pull:
15. 70% of the universe is made up of this dynamic (but mostly unexplained) energy:
16. Radiation that was left over since the beginning of the Universe:
17. Model of Galaxy formation where a gas cloud collapses and then stars are made (all the same age stars):
18. Model of Galaxy formation where smaller building blocks combined through gravitational forces to build a galaxy:
19. A gradual change of a galaxy's size, shape and composition:
20. The technology that allows us to study black holes:

Column B
a.Groups & Clusters
b.Evolution
c.Elliptical Galaxy
d.Radio Telescope
e.Singularity
f.Spiral Galaxy
g.Irregular Galaxy
h.Black Hole
i.Gravity
j.Dark Matter
k.Supernova
l.Galaxy
m.Baryonic matter
n.Cosmic Microwave background
o.Outside-in model
p.Nebula
q.Inside- out model
r.Electromagnetic waves
s.Event horizon
t.Dark energy

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Here is the correct matching of terms from Column A to their definitions in Column B:

  1. When a large star Explodes, it is called a k. Supernova
  2. A cloud of gas that is present both at the birth and death of a star: p. Nebula
  3. Dark matter, stars, dust and gas all make up a l. Galaxy
  4. The #1 force that holds a galaxy together: i. Gravity
  5. Waves of energy given off throughout space: r. Electromagnetic waves
  6. A vacuum at the center of a Galaxy: h. Black Hole
  7. Galaxies gather in a. Groups & Clusters to form the universe:
  8. Galaxy that is flat, with older stars and not much gas/dust: c. Elliptical Galaxy
  9. Most common Galaxy that is coiled, with newer stars on its "arms" and a moderate amount of gas/dust: f. Spiral Galaxy
  10. Galaxy that is smaller and younger, not well formed, and has a lot of gas/dust: g. Irregular Galaxy
  11. During the formation of a black hole, the core of a star collapses into one super dense point called a e. Singularity
  12. The area around a black hole where light and matter cannot exit is called the s. Event horizon
  13. 5% of the universe is this type of "ordinary matter" made up of atoms: m. Baryonic matter
  14. 25% of the universe is made up of this atypical matter that does not interact with radioactive energy but clearly has gravitational pull: j. Dark Matter
  15. 70% of the universe is made up of this dynamic (but mostly unexplained) energy: t. Dark energy
  16. Radiation that was left over since the beginning of the Universe: n. Cosmic Microwave background
  17. Model of Galaxy formation where a gas cloud collapses and then stars are made (all the same age stars): o. Outside-in model
  18. Model of Galaxy formation where smaller building blocks combined through gravitational forces to build a galaxy: q. Inside-out model
  19. A gradual change of a galaxy's size, shape and composition: b. Evolution
  20. The technology that allows us to study black holes: d. Radio Telescope

This should accurately reflect the definitions matched with the appropriate terms.

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