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The Milky Way

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Milky Way is a _____ shaped galaxy

a)

square

b)

spiral

c)

triangular

d)

oval

2.

What the shape of the milky way? Choose the best shape

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

How many stars are in the Milky Way Galaxy?

a)

tens of millions

b)

hundreds of millions

c)

tens of billions

d)

hundreds of billions

4.

The Milky Way galaxy is made up of....

a)

Gas, metals and liquids

b)

Stars, and planets and space junk

c)

Stars, dust, gas and planets

d)

100 billion universes

5.

Where is our Sun located in the Milky Way Galaxy?

a)

precisely at the center

b)

near the center

c)

halfway out from the center

d)

at the outer edge

6.

The Milky Way is the only galaxy in the Universe.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

How long does our Sun take to orbit the galaxy?

a)

about 26 million years

b)

about 226 million years

c)

about 2.6 billion years

d)

about 2 million years

8.

How many planets are there in the Milky Way?

a)

100 Billion

b)

Between 200 and 400 Billion

c)

Too many to ever really know

d)

Between 200 and 400 Million

9.

Whay is at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

a)

a planet

b)

another galaxy

c)

a bulge

d)

we don't know

10.

*Bonus*

One of the facts in the book is NOW proven incorrect. Which one is it?

a)

The Milky Way galaxy is flat.

b)

The galaxy can be seen in the night sky.

c)

It takes 1000 light years to travel across the galaxy.

d)

Our galaxy has more planets than stars.