6th grade Science Quiz 13 L70

What is a star system containing from millions to billions of stars called?

• galaxy

• nebula

• cosmos

• constellations

What are scientists that study outer space called?

• astronomers

• geologists

• astriologists

• space force

An area containing no air or any other matter is called a(n) _____.

• black hole

• vacuum

• aerodock

• deathstar

What kind of galaxy resembles an egg or a football?

• milky

• turnkey

• spiral

• elliptical

One of the three basic galactic shapes is the _____.

• rectangle

• spiral

• square

• triangle

What galaxy do we live in?

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Cygnus

• Samsung

A _____ is a large cloud of gas and dust floating in space.

• ellipse

• nova

• nebula

• epsilon

_____ is the force that resists motion.

• Weight

• Friction

• Force

• Gravity

One of the three galaxies located closest to ours is the ______.

• Andromeda

• Small Magellanic Cloud

• Proxima Centauri

• Milky Way