Galaxies Practice

Our galaxy is called the

• Earth Nebula
• The Hubble Galaxy
• The Milky Way
• The Snickers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Nora and Liam were looking at the night sky and discussing the type of galaxy the Milky Way is. Nora said, "The Milky Way Galaxy is a "

• spiral

• lenticular

• elliptical 

• irregular

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular 
• Irrational

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Irrational

James is looking through his telescope and notices a galaxy that doesn't seem to have any defined pattern or shape. What type of galaxy is he observing?

• Spiral 

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Constellation

The type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Constellation

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Irrational

The type of galaxy that has few young stars, little gas or dust, and NO arms is a/n

• elliptical galaxy
• spiral galaxy
• irregular galaxy
• barred spiral galaxy

Nora is studying astronomy and observes a galaxy that doesn't have a distinct shape. What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Irrational

Our sun is located on one of the Spiral Galaxy arms.  

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2