Galaxies

Which type of galaxy is a flat, rotating disk of billions of stars, gas and dust with a central concentration of stars?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Triangular

Everything that exists, including planets, stars, galaxies and all forms of matter and energy

• Solar System

• Universe

• Alien Galaxy

• Universal

This consists of the sun and all the objects that revolve around it.

• Universe System

• Galaxy System

• Solar System

• Gravity System

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity is called

• System

• Circular

• Elliptical

• Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The name of our galaxy is ...

• The Milky Way Galaxy

• The Snickers Galaxy

• The Andromeda Galaxy

• The Triangular Galaxy

Any of the elongated and curved spiral sections that are connected to the center of a spiral galaxy.

• Nuclear Bulge

• Spiral Arms

• Galaxy Disc

• Compact Disc

A galaxy with an overall round or football shape and no arms or internal structure

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Elliptical

• Triangular

The plate-shaped part of a spiral galaxy in which the spiral arms are found is called...

• Irregular Disc

• Compact Disc

• Galaxy Disc

• Elliptical Disc

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A galaxy that doesn't have a specific shape

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Triangulum Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

Which is a not a characteristic of a Spiral Galaxy?

• Disc-shaped

• Spiral Arms

• Central nuclear bulge

• Does not make new stars