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WorksheetsThe Milky Way
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Our "hometown" is a vast, flat, disk-shaped collection of gas, dust, and stars called ___
the Andromeda Galaxy
the Milky Way Galaxy
the Large Magellanic Cloud
the Triangulum Galaxy
How far is it across the Milky Way Galaxy?
100 light years across
1,000 light years across
10,000 light years across
100,000 light years across
Where are we, Earthlings, located in the Milky Way Galaxy?
precisely at the center
near the center
halfway out from the center
at the outer edge
Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?
They are really close.
They are so far away.
They are tiny stars.
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.
True
False
What color of star is the coolest?
Red
Blue
Yellow
White
According to the most recent survey of the galaxy's size, how big is the Milky Way?
100,000 parsecs in radius
100,000 light years in circumference
200,000 light years in diameter
200,000 parsecs in radius
The ancient Greeks named the Milky Way after comparing it to
a Greek god.
the candy bar.
a milky white river.
an ancient galaxy that existed a long time ago.
What force keeps the arms of the Milky Way spinning around its center?
Friction
Gravity
The strong force
Nuclear force
What might happen if you got too close to the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
You would be burned up by the galaxy's brightest stars.
You would be spun outwards toward the edge of the galaxy.
You would be trapped in the gravitational pul of a black hole.
You would find yourself traveling faster than the speed of light.
