Stars and Galaxies

an immense cloud of dust & gas where stars are born

• black hole

• nebula

• prominence

• supernova

Elliptical, spiral, and irregular are all types of ______.

• solar systems
• universes
• galaxies
• stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What color of star is the coolest?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Our galaxy is called the

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

The Milky Way Galaxy is a

• spiral

• barred spiral

• elliptical

• irregular

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What do you call a scientist who studies objects in space?

• meteorologist

• astronomer

• astronaut

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Ancient Greeks, Romans, and other early cultures observed patterns of stars in the night sky called __________________.

• constellations

• galaxies

• light-years

• connections

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

• irregular galaxy

• spiral galaxy

• elliptical galaxy

• barred spiral galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

• irregular galaxy

• spiral galaxy

• elliptical galaxy

True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-1