GALAXY

Our galaxy is called the

• earth nebula

• the hubble galaxy

• the milky way

• the snickers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Galaxies are composed of (best answer)

• stars

• stars and gas

• stars, dust and gas

• stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity

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The milky way galaxy is a

• spiral

• lenticular

• elliptical

• irregular

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What type of galaxy is this ?

• spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Irrational

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How far is the sun from the earth ?

• 4.3 light-minutes

• 680 light-years

• 8.4 light-minutes

• 9 light years

Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects

• kilometers

• light years

• miles

• light seconds

How many stars are in galaxy

• millions or billions

• thousands

• hundreds

• ten

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest

• planets, solar system, universe, galaxy

• solar system, planets, galaxy, universe

• planets, solar system, galaxy, universe

• galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

Our sun is located on one of the spiral galaxy arms

• true

• false

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The most abundant type of galaxy in the universe is an

• spiral galaxy

• elliptical galaxy

• irregular galaxy