Galaxies and Our Place in the Universe

What is a large grouping of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity?

• Nebula
• Galaxy
• Cosmology
• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Milky Way Galaxy is most likely 

• an irregular galaxy
• a spiral galaxy
• an elliptical galaxy
• a nebula

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A student notices that the moon looks larger than the stars.  Why?

• The moon is reflecting light from the sun
• The moon is closer to Earth then the stars
• The moon is much larger than the stars
• The moon is much larger than Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following is not a type of galaxy?

• Irregular
• Triangular
• Spiral
• Elliptical 

Which is a spiral galaxy?

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Which one is an irregular galaxy?

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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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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

How many stars are in a galaxy.

• millions or billions
• thousands
• hundreds
• Ten

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

• Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
• Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
• Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
• Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The closest star to the sun is the...

• Sirius A
• Barnard's Star
• Luhman16
• Proxima Centauri