Galaxies and the Universe

The milky way and other galaxies are made mostly of ...

• Caramel, chocolate, and nougat

• planets, ice, and lifeforms

• Stars, gas, and dust

• black holes, eclipses, and constellations

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The sun is...

• one of 200 billion stars in the Milky Way

• the brightest star in the Milky Way

• in the center of the Milky Way

• Powered by burning oxygen

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About how far across is the Milky Way?

• 1 light year

• 100 million kilometers

• 100,000 light years

• 4.3 light years

What is located at the center of our galaxy?

• The sun

• A very large black hole

• A void of empty space

• The constellation Cancer

Approximately how many stars are in the milky way galaxy?

• 100,000

• 200 billion

• 1 million

• 25

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Our universe is mostly

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Empty Space

• Planets and Asteroids

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Which of the following makes up the smallest amount of matter in glaaxies

• Gas

• Dust

• Stars

• Planets

Galaxies are

• All the same size and shape

• Vary in size, but are all the same shape

• Vary Shape, but are all the same size

• Come in different sizes and shapes

Scientists believe the Universe began in an event called

• The big Crunch

• The Supernova

• The Big Bang

• The Fusion Reaction

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Most of the matter in the Universe is

• inside stars

• helium

• inside of planets

• dark matter that we can not see

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