Astronomical entities and galaxies review

In which part of the milky way is the solar system?

• The galactic center

• The Halo

• The Disk

• The bulge

What is the name of the part of the galaxy indicated in this image?

• The Bulge

• The Core

• The Halo

• The Nucleus

Which of these is NOT evidence for the existence of dark matter?

• The Doppler effect of light from distant stars

• Gravitational lensing of light by galaxy clusters

• The rotation curves of galaxies

• The large-scale structure of the universe

Which model of dark matter is the most likely given our current evidence

• MOND

• DARK

• MACHOs

• WIMPs

• FISHs

What type of galaxy is the one pictured?

• Spiral

• Barred Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

What type of galaxy is the one pictured?

• Spiral

• Barred Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

What type of galaxy is the one pictured?

• Spiral

• Barred Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

Which best describes what happens when two galaxies interact

• They mostly pass through each other but eventually come together

• They pass through each other and continue on as separate objects

• They rip apart and form many smaller galaxies

• They smash together with many stars colliding

An active galactic nucleus is oriented towards you so that its torus block the accretion disk. What type of AGN will this be?

• Radio galaxy

• Quasar

• Blazar

• Mazar

What is required for a neutron star to be a pulsar?

• It must be much bigger than a normal neutron star

• It must have a much bigger magnetic field than a normal neutron star

• It must rotate much faster than a normal neutron star

• It must be significantly brighter than a normal neutron star

• It must produce significantly more neutrinos than a normal neutron star