Galaxies

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Transition

This type of galaxy is generally considered to be older and is no longer forming stars.

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Elliptical

• Transition Galaxies

One of the more common types of galaxies which have stars still forming within them are...

• Elliptical

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Transition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular 
• Irrational

How many stars make up our galaxy?

• 200
• 200,000
• 200 million
• 200 billion

The name of our galaxy is the

• Andromeda
• Milky Way
• Magellan
• Whirlpool

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

We can't see all of the stars in our galaxy because they

• are too far away
• are too hot
• are revolving too quickly

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

There are other galaxies besides ours.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

We have discovered ___ of galaxies.

• hundreds
• millions
• billions

Tags

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