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If you imagine that the Galaxy is like thick plate full of stars, and our solar system is somewhere between the middle and the edge of the plate, the Milky Way is the just the term used to describe the concentrated band of stars you see when you look up at the night sky through the disc.
Hope this makes some sense.
Hope this makes some sense.
The Milky Way is part of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Usually the term "Milky Way" is used to describe the band you see when you look up at night (as described by stevie). (Imagine a plate of peas. You are on a pea on the edge looking towards the centre You would see a concentrated line of peas.) So in this sense the Milky Way is part of the galaxy.
The Milky Way is also used to describe the whole thing - our galaxy (as Clanad said).
Usually the term "Milky Way" is used to describe the band you see when you look up at night (as described by stevie). (Imagine a plate of peas. You are on a pea on the edge looking towards the centre You would see a concentrated line of peas.) So in this sense the Milky Way is part of the galaxy.
The Milky Way is also used to describe the whole thing - our galaxy (as Clanad said).
"The concentrated luminous band of starlight we see across the night sky, (which is part of the Milky Way Galaxy), was originally called the "Milky Way" due to its milky appearance.
When we learned that we live in one of many galaxies, this was the name given to our galaxy; the "Milky Way Galaxy".
So to answer your quiz question, (I agree with blinkyblinky): The "Milky Way" is part of the "Milky Way Galaxy".
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