Galaxies

elliptical

• football shaped galaxy

• a ball of glowing gas that has temperature hot enough to cause nuclear reaction

• the sun's location in the galaxy

• shape of milky way galaxy

irregular

• the name of the galaxy we live in

• he sun's location in the galaxy

• The sun is a ___________ sized star.

• shape of galaxy where stars are in a random pattern

star

• gives us information about distances and properties of the universe

• a ball of glowing gas that has temperature hot enough to cause nuclear reaction

• football shaped galaxy

• closest star to earth

nebulae

• the sun's location in the galaxy

• what does the size(magnitude) of a star tell you

• a collection of gas and dust that forms stars OR is formed when a star explodes

• closest star to earth

Which galaxy has - Arms coming out

• Irregular

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Cluster

The Milky Way galaxy is a(n) _____ galaxy

• Irregular

• Cluster

• Elliptical

• Spiral

Which of the components of the universe best describes a system of stars, gases and dust held together by gravity?

• Galaxy

• Planet

• Comet

• Solar system

_____ have mostly old stars, without a lot of active star formation.

• Spiral galaxies

• Elliptical galaxies

• Irregular galaxies

• Cluster galaxies

New stars tend to form in the ____ of a spiral galaxy.

• Center

• Outside

• Arms

• Inside

A(n) _____ is a galaxy shaped like a flattened ball.

• elliptical galaxy

• globular cluster

• spiral galaxy

• irregular galaxy