Galaxies

Galaxies are composed of (best answer)

• stars
• stars and gas
• stars, dust, and gas
• stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity

The Milky Way Galaxy is a 

• spiral
• lenticular
• elliptical 
• irregular

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular 
• Irrational

Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.

• Kilometers
• Light Years
• Miles
• Light Seconds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is not a galaxy?

• Optical Galaxy
• Spiral Galaxy
• Elliptical Galaxy
• Irregular Galaxy

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

• Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
• Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
• Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
• Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The most abundant type of galaxy in the universe is an...

• Spiral Galaxy
• Elliptical Galaxy
• Irregular Galaxy

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

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Constellation

The type of galaxy that is the leftovers of two colliding galaxies is called the...

• Spiral Galaxy
• Elliptical Galaxy
• Irregular Galaxy
• Constellation Galaxy

What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?

• Spiral 
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Constellation