Galaxies and the Universe TEST

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What are huge collections of stars called?

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Galaxies

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Is the Milky Way an elliptical galaxy? (True/False)

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False

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Are galaxies distributed evenly in the universe? (True/False)

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False

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What are Virgo Cluster and Local Group examples of?

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Clusters

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Scientists hypothesize that more than what percentage of the universe's mass is dark matter?

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90%

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What is the term for a group of galaxies held together by gravity?

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Galaxy Cluster

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What is the name of our galaxy?

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The Milky Way

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What is the largest known structure in the universe?

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The Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall

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What is dark matter?

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A form of matter that does not emit light or energy, making it invisible and detectable only through its gravitational effects.

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What is the observable universe?

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The part of the universe that we can see and measure, estimated to be about 93 billion light-years in diameter.