Types of Galaxies

Galaxies

What is a Galaxy?

A huge collection of:

- Gas

- Space Dust

- Stars and any planets surrounding them

Multiple Choice

A galaxy is a large collection of stars, gas and dust. What is responsible for holding the stars, gas, and dust together in a galaxy?

• heat

• light

• gravity

• friction

Multiple Choice

Our Galaxy is called the

• M38

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Pinwheel Galaxy

Multiple Choice

There are other galaxies besides ours.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular 

• Irrational

Fill in the Blank

Galaxies are classified by their _____.

Multiple Choice

Identify the galaxy in the image.

• irregular

• spiral

• elliptical

• none listed

Multiple Choice

A flat, disk-shaped galaxy with a central bulge and winding "arms" that extend outward.

• irregular galaxy

• spiral galaxy

• elliptical galaxy

• random galaxy

Multiple Choice

What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?

• Spiral 

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Constellation

Multiple Choice

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Irrational

Card Sort

Sort the galaxy cards into the three categories that we've discussed today.

You will submit your answers on the next slides.

Fill in the Blank

Enter the letters of the spiral galaxy cards. Put them in alphabetical order and separate with a comma. Example: A,B,C

Fill in the Blank

Enter the letters of the elliptical galaxy cards. Put them in alphabetical order and separate with a comma. Example: A,B,C

Fill in the Blank

Enter the letters of the irregular galaxy cards. Put them in alphabetical order and separate with a comma. Example: A,B,C

Multiple Select

What are in galaxies?

• dust

• ice

• stars

• gas