Describe a Scale Model of the Disk of the Milky

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Essay

Describe a scale model of the disk of the Milky Way using a scale in which 1 cm = 1000 light-years.Note that the diameter of the disk is approximately 100,000 light-years,the thickness of young stars is 500 light-years,and the thickness of the older stars is 4,000 light-years.

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Definitions:

List of Items

An ordered or unordered set of distinct objects or elements.

Farm Animals

Domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber, and labor.

Beginning and End

Conceptual points in time that represent the start and conclusion of an event, process, or entity.

Recency

The principle that the most recently presented items or experiences will most likely be remembered best.