Components of the Universe Vocabulary

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular 
• Irrational

A massive collection of gas, stars, and dust is known as a 

• solar system
• galaxy
• sun
• planet

Our sun is a 

• star
• planet
• galaxy
• quasar

Which of the following statements best describes the Milky Way?

• It's a nebula containing about 200 billion stars.
• It is a spiral galaxy containing about 200 billion stars. 
• It is an elliptical galaxy containing about 200 billion stars.
• It is one of billions of solar systems in the galaxy.

What shape is our galaxy?

• spiral
• irregular
• lenticular
• elliptical

What are nebulae?

• galaxies with an oval or egg shape
• large orbiting rocks in the asteroid belt
• large clouds of gas and dust where stars are born
• the galaxy our solar system is in

Which is the correct order, from largest to smallest?

• star, solar system, universe, galaxy
• star, solar system, galaxy, universe
• universe, solar system, galaxy, star
• universe, galaxy, solar system, star

Galaxies are composed of (best answer)

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

Our galaxy is called the

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.

• Kilometers
• Light Years
• Miles
• Light Seconds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3