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Galaxies in the Universe

Authored by William Kovacs

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Galaxies in the Universe
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

Spiral
Barred Spiral
Irregular
Elliptical

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

On what arm of the Milky Way is our Solar System found?

Scutum-Crux Arm
Carina-Sagitarius Arm
Great Orion Arm
Outer Cygnus Arm

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Where can the Solar System be found when looking at the Milky Way from above?

In the center of the galaxy
On the edge of the galaxy
About 2/3rds of the way out from the center
About 1/3rd of the way out from the center

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How long does it take the Sun to make one complete revolution around the center of the Milky Way?

220 Million Years
220 Million Light-Years
220 Billion Years
220 Billion Light-Years

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Types of galaxies include all of the following EXCEPT... 

Spiral
Elliptical 
Irregular
Galactic

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a galaxy?

a star and it's surrounding planets
billions of stars held together by gravity
the big bang
a cluster of nebulas

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hubble's law tells us

galaxies closer to ours are moving away at a faster speed
galaxies that are closer to ours are going to collide with ours 
galaxies that are farther away move at a faster speed
the universe is expanding and will soon stop

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