How Does the Diameter of the Disk of Milky Way

question 91

Multiple Choice

How does the diameter of the disk of Milky Way Galaxy compare to its thickness?

• A)The diameter is about 100 times as great as the thickness.
• B)The diameter and thickness are roughly equal.
• C)The diameter is about 100,000 times as great as the thickness.
• D)The diameter is about 10 times as great as the thickness.

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