The Milky Way Appears as __________ in the Night Sky

question 7

Multiple Choice

The Milky Way appears as __________ in the night sky because __________.

• A) randomly distributed stars; the Sun lies near the center of the Milky Way
• B) a faint band of light sprinkled with dark clouds; the Sun lies in the disk
• C) a faint band of light; the Sun lies in the halo
• D) an ellipse of light in the Southern sky; the Sun lies midway along the disk
• E) a circular disk with spiral arms; the Sun lies far above the galaxy's plane

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