Formation and Motion of Galaxies Vocabulary review

What is the Big Bang Theory?

• Two giant stars hit each other and exploded.

• The universe started as a hot, dense point in space that is rapidly expanding.

• The universe got too big, exploded, and started over.

• None of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What are Galaxies made of?

• Stars, gases, and space dust

• Suns and planets

• Dust and gases

• Gravity

What type of galaxy is this?

• Elliptical

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Conical

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What type of galaxy is this?

• Elliptical

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Conical

What galaxy do we live in?

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Tuffle

• Ceres

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

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Gravity is responsible for which of the following characteristics of a galaxy?

• The motion of the objects within it

• The size of its largest stars

• Its location within the universe

• The color of light it emits

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A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction

• meteor

• galaxy

• constellation

• solar system

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All existing matter and space considered as a whole is called what?

• Galaxy

• Planet

• Universe

• Milky Way

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What were the main components involved in the formation of the solar system?

• Dust only

• Gas only

• Dust and gas on their own

• Gravity only

• Dust and gas pulled together by gravity