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Astronomy Review

Authored by Roxane Endab

Science

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Astronomy Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The area of the galaxy that has the most dense stars surrounding a supermassive black hole.

Halo region

galactic bulge

galactic disk

spiral density arms

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The area where faint, old stars exists that surrounds the disk & bulge.

Halo region

galactic bulge

galactic disk

spiral density regions

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Our Sun and solar system are located

near the edge of the Milky Way.

about 2/3 from the center of the Milky Way.

near the middle of the Milky Way.

near the galactic bulge.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The ancient Greeks named the Milky Way after comparing it to

a Greek god.

the candy bar.

a milky white river.

an ancient galaxy that existed a long time ago.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Milky Way measures ____ light years in length.

26,000

1 million

1000

100 thousand

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Figuring out what the Milky Way looks like is difficult because

we live outside of it.

it is impossible to send a space probe that far.

we live inside of it.

it is full of dark matter.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The Milky Way only measures about ____ light years in thickness.

100

100,000

1000

1 million

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