The Milky Way

The Milky Way is part of a galaxy made up of

• Spilled milk

• Stars and planets

• Stars, dust, gas and other materials

Ancient people thought the Milky Way was

• the moon shining in the sky

• spilled milk in the sky

• spilled glue in the sky

The Milky Way is the only galaxy in the Universe

• True

• False

The Milky Way is a _____ shaped galaxy

• square

• spiral

• triangular

• weirdly

The Milky Way is _____ light years across

• 5

• 100,000

• 1,000,000,000,000

Our solar system is located

• In an arm of the Milky Way

• In the center of the Milky Way

• In a different galaxy

The Milky Way is held together by

• The Sun

• Gravity

• Very strong tape