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WorksheetsGalaxies
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Our galaxy is called the
a)
Earth Nebula
b)
The Hubble Galaxy
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Snickers
2.
Galaxies are composed of (best answer)
a)
stars
b)
stars and gas
c)
stars, dust, and gas
d)
stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
3.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a
a)
spiral
b)
lenticular
c)
elliptical
d)
irregular
4.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
5.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
6.
Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.
a)
Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
b)
Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
c)
Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
d)
Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe
7.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
8.
The type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
9.
What is a major difference in the composition of elliptical and spiral galaxies?
a)
Elliptical galaxies have almost no gas or dust between stars
b)
Elliptical galaxies vary more in shape than spiral galaxies
c)
Spiral galaxies have almost no gas or dust between stars
d)
Spiral galaxies only contain old stars
10.
Galaxies that are moving away from us are _ shifting?
a)
red
b)
blue
c)
yellow
d)
green
11.
What is the diameter of the Milky Way Galaxy in light years?
a)
1,000 LY
b)
10,000 LY
c)
100,000 LY
d)
1 Million LY
12.
Who discovered the first galaxy outside of the Milky Way?
a)
Edwin Hubble
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Neil Armstrong
13.
What type of galaxy does this image depict?
a)
Elliptical
b)
Spiral
c)
Barred Spiral
d)
Irregular
14.
What type of galaxy does this image depict?
a)
Elliptical
b)
Spiral
c)
Barred Spiral
d)
Irregular
15.
What type of galaxy does this image depict?
a)
Elliptical
b)
Spiral
c)
Barred Spiral
d)
Irregular
16.
What type of galaxy does this image depict?
a)
Elliptical
b)
Spiral
c)
Barred spiral
d)
Irregular
17.
Which of the following galaxies depicts an "SBa" galaxy?
a)
Galaxy 1
b)
Galaxy 2
c)
Galaxy 3
d)
None
18.
Which of the following galaxies depicts an "SBa" galaxy?
a)
Galaxy 1
b)
Galaxy 2
c)
Galaxy 3
d)
None
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