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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is our galaxy?
a)
The Milky Way
b)
The Galaxy S7 Note
c)
The Andromeda Galaxy
d)
Constellations
2.
When is it predicted that our galaxy may collide with another?
a)
400 years
b)
8 billion years
c)
4 billion years
d)
8 years
3.
What are the the 3 types of galaxies?
a)
Spiral Galaxies, Regular Galaxies, and Lliptical Galaxies
b)
Spiral Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies, and Elliptical Galaxies
c)
Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Spiral Galaxies
d)
Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Irregular Galaxies
4.
What are galaxies held together by?
a)
Gravitational Attraction
b)
Stars
c)
Other galaxies
d)
Dust and Gas
5.
What galaxy can be seen from Earth?
a)
Stars
b)
Constellations
c)
Whirlpool Galaxy
d)
The Large Magellanic Clouds
6.
How would you describe a galaxy collision?
a)
A smash
b)
A greeting
c)
A merge
d)
A trainwreck
7.
Who discovered the idea of a galaxy?
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Bill Nye
c)
Carl Junior
d)
Thomas Wright
8.
How many stars would be in a small galaxy?
a)
A thousand stars
b)
A billion stars
c)
A hundred stars
d)
A million stars
9.
How many galaxies are in the observable universe?
a)
140 million galaxies
b)
90 trillion galaxies
c)
170 billion galaxies
d)
300 galaxies
10.
What percentage of galaxies are Irregular Galaxies?
a)
3%
b)
59%
c)
103%
d)
97%
11.
What type of galaxy contains some of the oldest stars?
a)
Constellations
b)
Spiral Galaxies
c)
Elliptical Galaxies
d)
Irregular Galaxies
12.
When do most astronomers suggest that galaxies formed?
a)
After a cosmic "Big Bang"
b)
After the sun shined for the first time
c)
After the dinosaurs roamed the earth
d)
After the Milky Way had its first star
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