Which of the Following Statements About the Milky Way Galaxy

question 111

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Milky Way Galaxy is not true?

• A)The galaxy is about 100,000 light- years in diameter.
• B)One rotation of the galaxy takes about 200 million years.
• C)It contains between 100 billion and 1 trillion stars.
• D)Our solar system is located very close to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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