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Chapter 8, Lesson 5

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of star clusters held together gravity is a

a)

spectrum

b)

galaxy

c)

solar system

d)

background radiation

2.

The medium-sized spiral galaxy that is our home galaxy is called the

a)

Milky Way

b)

Andromeda

c)

Draco

d)

Triangulum

3.

What is a band of colors made when white light is broken up?

a)

expansion redshift

b)

galaxy

c)

spectrum

d)

big bang

4.

True or False: Background radiation is the radiation that is left over from the beginning of the universe and is coming from all directions in space.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What are the 3 different types of galaxies? (Check the 3 correct answers)

a)

spiral

b)

swirly

c)

elliptical

d)

irregular

e)

square

6.

The beginning moment when the universe was very hot and dense, resulting in a tremendous "explosion" is called the

a)

expansion redshift

b)

big bang

c)

stars

d)

spectrum

7.

The absorption lines that result in longer (redder) wavelengths from galaxies moving away from each other as space expands.

a)

spectrum

b)

background radiation

c)

expansion redshift

d)

big bang

8.

A spectrum is

a)

a band of colors made when white light is broken up

b)

the radiation left from the beginning moments of the universe

c)

the beginning moments when the universe was very hot and dense, resulting in a tremendous explosion

9.

Radiation that is left over from the beginning moments of the universe and is coming from all directions in space

a)

spectrum

b)

expansion redshift

c)

background radiation

d)

big bang

10.

True or False: The beginning moment when the universe was very hot and dense, resulting in a tiny poof of smoke was called the Little Bang.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False: The galaxy we live in is called the Andromeda Galaxy.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Galaxies are held together by

a)

inertia

b)

gravity

c)

atmospheres

d)

rotation

13.

Which of the following is NOT a galaxy shape?

a)

spiral

b)

elliptical

c)

irregular

d)

square

14.

Ever since the big bang, the universe has been

a)

heating up

b)

contracting

c)

expanding

d)

exploding

15.

What do we know about our expanding universe? (check all that apply)

a)

there are billions of galaxies

b)

the universe formed from the big bang

c)

the universe is slowly shrinking

d)

the universe is expanding

e)

the universe keeps getting hotter and hotter

16.

A __________ galaxy is a galaxy that nearly collides with another and has an intense period of star formation.

a)

elliptical

b)

irregular

c)

spiral

d)

starburst