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Galaxy Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many major classes (or types) of galaxies are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

2.
What kind of galaxy is this?
a)
Ring
b)
Irregular
c)
Spiral
d)
Elliptical 
3.
What kind of galaxy is this?
a)
Barred Spiral
b)
Irregular
c)
Peculiar
d)
Ring
4.
What kind of galaxy is this?
a)
Peculiar
b)
Active Galaxy: Quasar
c)
Spiral
d)
Elliptical 
5.
Galaxies can collide.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What kind of galaxy is this?
a)
Active Galaxy: Quasar
b)
Peculiar
c)
Spiral
d)
Elliptical 
7.
What kind of galaxy is this?
a)
Ring
b)
Irregular
c)
Spiral
d)
Elliptical 
8.
What kind of galaxy is this?
a)
Barred Spiral
b)
Irregular
c)
Spiral
d)
Elliptical 
9.

What are the names of our 2 biggest companion galaxies?

a)

Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

b)

3C273 and Andromeda

c)

Andromeda 1 & Andromeda 2

d)

Tarantula and Crab

10.

Galaxies are spread evenly throughout space.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
What is the name of our galaxy?
a)
Snickers
b)
Andromeda
c)
Local Group
d)
Milky Way
12.
What exactly is 3C273?
a)
The spiral galaxy Andromeda
b)
An Active Galaxy, specifically a Quasar
c)
A Spiral Galaxy, specifically a Blazer
d)
The Milky Way
13.

What is in the center of every massive galaxy?

a)

A Black Hole

b)

Multiple Black Holes

c)

A Globular Cluster

d)

A Neutron Star

14.

What is present at the poles of active galaxies?

a)

Black Holes

b)

Neutron Stars

c)

Active Jets

d)

Globular Clusters

15.
What is the name of the cluster of galaxies we belong to?
a)
Snickers
b)
Andromeda
c)
Local Group
d)
Milky Way