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WorksheetsThe Milky Way
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What spiral galaxy do we live in?
Andromeda Galaxy
Dwarf Galaxy Saggitarius
Milky Way Galaxy
Snickers Galaxy
Why is the galaxy called the Milky Way?
Because it looks hazy and milky from Earth, it glows a band of light that stretches across the sky.
Because of its dense, fluid center, it is dark and scary
It's a translation of an ancient name for "galaxy"
Scientists believe nearly __________ stars lie in our galaxy, and just as many planets.
20 billion stars
200 milion stars
200 billion stars
Is the Milky Way the only galaxy in the universe?
Yes
No
How many galaxies are nearby?
1 more galaxies nearby
over 40 more galaxies nearby
the milky way is the only galaxy
over 30 more galaxies nearby
What the shape of the milky way? Choose the best shape
What has to happen for a black hole to form?
A planet must collapse inward on itself
A large star or group of stars must collapse
Two stars must collide with one another
What is a galactic year?
The time it takes for the sun to orbit around the center of the galaxy
The time it takes for one arm of the galaxy to move ninety degrees
The time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the sun
A scientist that studies stars, planets, and other objects in space.
astrologist
zoologist
astronomer
plantologist
All of space and everything in it.
planet
solar system
galaxy
universe
What is the definition of a event horizion?
A surface of a blackhole
A blackhole
A cloud of gas and dust in space
What did NASA use to find the supermassive black hole in the middle of our galaxy?
Spitzer space telescope
Event horizon telescope
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2
James Webb space telescope
What did NASA use to be able to make diagrams of the milky way using infrared pictures?
The ISS
The James Webb space telescope
Hubble space telescope
Spitzer space telescope
