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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.
a)
Kilometers
b)
Light Years
c)
Miles
d)
Light Seconds
2.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
3.
What is not a galaxy?
a)
Optical Galaxy
b)
Spiral Galaxy
c)
Elliptical Galaxy
d)
Irregular Galaxy
4.
Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.
a)
Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
b)
Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
c)
Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
d)
Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe
5.
The type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
6.
What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
7.
What holds a galaxy together?
a)
pressure
b)
glue
c)
gravity
d)
planets
8.
Where are we located within our galaxy?
a)
On one of the spiral arms
b)
On the outer edge
c)
In between 2 of the spiral arms
d)
In the center bulge
9.
The classification of Galaxy is based on its observable characteristics. Which of these characteristics is used to classify galaxies?
a)
shape
b)
temperature
c)
number of stars
d)
chemical elements
10.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
11.
Our Galaxy is called the
a)
M38 Galaxy
b)
Milky Way Galaxy
c)
Andromeda Galaxy
d)
Pinwheel Galaxy
12.
What makes up a galaxies?
a)
ice and rock
b)
dust, gas, and stars
c)
stars and ice
d)
water and dust
13.
Space and all the matter and energy in it.
a)
Space
b)
Solar System
c)
Universe
d)
Sun
14.
60% of all discovered galaxies are ____________.
a)
spiral galaxies
b)
elliptical galaxies
c)
irregular galaxies
d)
eclipse galaxies
15.
Galaxies move through the universe.
a)
True
b)
False
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