Mid-Exam/Benchmark

The vast majority of galaxies in our universe are moving away from us.  We know this because we observe __________ in the galaxies absorption spectra.

• Redshift
• Blueshift
• Turbulance
• Superposition

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The light from a star moving away from us would be experiencing:

• Redshift

• Blueshift

• Greenshift

• Whiteshift

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

If an object is moving toward us, its spectrum will experience

• no shift
• red shift
• black spectrum
• blue shift

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

In red shift, the wavelengths of light become

• Bluer

• shorter

• longer

• stay the same

In which list are celestial features correctly shown in order of increasing size?

• galaxy -- solar system -- universe -- planet

• solar system -- galaxy -- planet -- universe

• planet -- solar system -- galaxy -- universe

• universe -- galaxy -- solar system -- planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Our galaxy is called the

• Earth Nebula
• The Hubble Galaxy
• The Milky Way
• The Snickers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Galaxies are composed of (best answer)

• stars
• stars and gas
• stars, dust, and gas
• stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity

The Milky Way Galaxy is a 

• spiral
• lenticular
• elliptical 
• irregular

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Irrational

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular 
• Irrational