Arrange the regions from youngest to oldest average stellar population. Place the region with the youngest stars at the top of the list.
Why are spiral arms often the site of new star formation?
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halo|globular clusters
Arrange the components in order from youngest to oldest stellar populations. Place the youngest component at the top of the list.
What is the best explanation for why spiral arms are considered part of the galactic disk rather than separate structures?
Arrange the regions in the order their stars likely formed, from earliest to most recent.
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Region A|early chaotic collapse|collapse near the center of the forming galaxy
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B|very young stars|organized rotation
If astronomers discovered another region with very old stars, extremely low metallicity, and stars moving in chaotic orbits, which hypothesis would be best supported?
Match each region to the Milky Way component it most likely represents.
galactic bulge|spiral arms|halo
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