WorksheetsAstronomy Chapter 24 (Sections 1-3) Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the elliptical galaxies are the most circular?
E0
E3
E5
E7
Which galaxies have the oldest stars?
elliptical
barred spiral
irregular
spiral
The majority of galaxies in the Local Group are
ellipticals.
spirals.
barred spirals.
irregulars.
What is the closest galaxy cluster to ours?
Coma Cluster
Virgo Cluster
Local Group
Orion Nebula
Which of the following values is the Tully-Fisher relation?
mass
luminosity
rotation
age
What is the modern value of Hubble's constant?
10 km/s/Mpc
70 km/s/Mpc
100 km/s/Mpc
500 km/s/Mpc
What is true if a galaxy's spectrum is redshifted?
It is moving toward us.
It is moving at the same rate as us.
It is moving away from us.
you cannot determine anything from this
What galaxies are on the top right of the diagram?
ellipticals
irregulars
barred spirals
spirals
What galaxy has a small bulge and loosely wrapped arms?
E0
S0
SBc
Sc
An intermediate spiral galaxy would be
E3.
SBb.
Sb.
S0.
Which galaxies have no disk and no gas or dust?
ellipticals
barred spirals
spirals
irregulars
What type of galaxies are the Magellanic Clouds?
ellipticals
barred spirals
spirals
irregulars
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
E0
SBb
Sb
S0
What are the widest variety of galaxies?
ellipticals
barred spirals
spirals
irregulars
Which galaxy is an intermediate galaxy?
E0
S0
Sa
SBc
