WorksheetsAstronomy 3-1 Galaxy classification
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
2.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Barred Spiral
3.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Barred Spiral
4.
Our Galaxy is called the
a)
M38
b)
Milky Way Galaxy
c)
Andromeda Galaxy
d)
Pinwheel Galaxy
5.
A ____________________ is group of star clusters held together by gravity.
a)
spectrum
b)
tuning fork
c)
supernova
d)
galaxy
6.
What is the system called that is used to classify galaxies?
a)
Hubble's Classification System
b)
New General Catalog
c)
Messier's Classification System
d)
Galaxy Classification System
7.
What shape is this galaxy?
a)
Spiral
b)
Barred Spiral
c)
Elliptical
d)
Irregular
8.
What shape is this galaxy?
a)
Spiral
b)
Barred Spiral
c)
Elliptical
d)
Irregular
9.
What shape is our own galaxy?
a)
Spiral
b)
Barred Spiral
c)
Elliptical
d)
Irregular
10.
The name of our own galaxy is....
a)
Local Group
b)
Milky Way
c)
Andromeda
d)
Spiral Galaxy
11.
The name of the galactic cluster we belong to is called....
a)
The Local Group
b)
Milky Way
c)
Andromeda
d)
Galactic Core
12.
Which of these is more circular in Hubble's classification of galaxies?
a)
E0
b)
E3
c)
E5
d)
E7
13.
Which of these is flatter in Hubble's classification of galaxies?
a)
E0
b)
E3
c)
E5
d)
E7
14.
Which of these has looser arms (more dispersed) in Hubble's classification of galaxies?
a)
S0
b)
Sa
c)
Sb
d)
Sc
15.
Which of these is a barred spiral in Hubble's classification of galaxies?
a)
S0
b)
SBa
c)
Sb
d)
E7
16.
Which of these is a lenticular galaxy?
a)
S0
b)
Sa
c)
SBa
d)
SBd
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