Milky Way Galaxy

What is the name of the Supercluster where the Milky Way is found?

• Scorpio Supercluster

• Aries Supercluster

• Libra Supercluster

• Virgo Supercluster

There are ____________________ smaller groups and clusters of galaxies in the Virgo Supercluster.

• over 100

• 13

• 10 billion

• no

The Milky Way is located inside of the ________________ Group in the Virgo Supercluster.

• Neighborhood

• Town

• Boy Band

• Local

The Local Group contains more than _______________ galaxies, including the Milky Way.

• 1,000,000

• 50

• red

• supernova

What is the largest galaxy in the Local Group?

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Vulcan

• Mesopotamia

Andromeda is ___________________ the size of the Milky Way.

• half

• twice

• equal to

• four times

What is the shape of the Milky Way?

• Spiral Galaxy

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Barred Spiral Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

The Milky Way contains between _________________ to __________________ stars.

• 200-400 billion

• 200-400 million

• 100-200 billion

• 100 million to 400 billion

It is hard to estimate how many stars are in the Milky Way because...

• It takes too long to count in the billions.

• Stars are forming and dying too fast to count.

• It is impossible to see through the disk when you are inside of the disk itself (like trying to see through walls inside a building).

• The Milky Way is too far from Earth to see.

The Milky Way has an estimated diameter of about____________________.

• 100,000 light years

• 100 light years

• 10 light years

• 1 light year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3