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Astronomers classify galaxies by their shape. Which of the following terms describes a galaxy that looks like a round or flattened ball and contains little gas and dust between the stars? A. elliptical galaxy B. spiral galaxy C. No galaxies are shaped like a ball D. irregular galaxy

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Elliptical Galaxy is a galaxy that looks like a round or flattened ball and contains little gas and dust between the stars.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Elliptical galaxies are galaxies in the universe which look like flattened balls.
  • They contain billions of stars but between these stars, there is only very little gas and dust. So new stars are no longer forming in these galaxies.
  • As new stars are not forming, most of the elliptical galaxies in space contain very old stars.
  • Elliptical galaxies are named by using the alphabet E and numbers between 0 to 7. Examples are E0 and E7.

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