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

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.

Multiple Select

What are in galaxies?

• dust

• ice

• stars

• gas