Astronomy-Big Bang, Galaxies, Stars

The name of our galaxy is

• Snickers
• Andromeda
• The Milky Way
• Pleides

Our universe is

• expanding
• contracting
• holding steady

Which statement is true?

• The galaxies are moving toward us.

• The galaxies are moving away from us.

• The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

• None of the above

Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

• Red Shift

• Wave Length

• Spectrum

• Microwave

Which elements are most

abundant in the visible

universe?

• Hydrogen and Carbon

• Carbon and Helium

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Helium

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

• unshift

• blackshift

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular 
• Irrational

Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.

• Kilometers
• Light Years
• Miles
• Light Seconds

How many stars are in a galaxy.

• millions or billions
• thousands
• hundreds
• Ten

What are in galaxies?

• ice and rock
• dust, gas, and stars
• stars and ice
• water and dust