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The Milky Way

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What spiral galaxy do we live in?

a)

Andromeda Galaxy

b)

Dwarf Galaxy Saggitarius

c)

Milky Way Galaxy

d)

Snickers Galaxy

2.

Why is the galaxy called the Milky Way?

a)

Because it looks hazy and milky from Earth, it glows a band of light that stretches across the sky.

b)

Because of its dense, fluid center, it is dark and scary

c)

It's a translation of an ancient name for "galaxy"

3.

Scientists believe nearly __________ stars lie in our galaxy, and just as many planets.

a)

20 billion stars

b)

200 milion stars

c)

200 billion stars

4.

Is the Milky Way the only galaxy in the universe?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

How many galaxies are nearby?

a)

1 more galaxies nearby

b)

over 40 more galaxies nearby

c)

the milky way is the only galaxy

d)

over 30 more galaxies nearby

6.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What has to happen for a black hole to form?

a)

A planet must collapse inward on itself

b)

A large star or group of stars must collapse

c)

Two stars must collide with one another

8.

What is a galactic year?

a)

The time it takes for the sun to orbit around the center of the galaxy

b)

The time it takes for one arm of the galaxy to move ninety degrees

c)

The time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the sun

9.
All stars begin as a __________?
a)
giant
b)
black hole
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
10.

A scientist that studies stars, planets, and other objects in space.

a)

astrologist

b)

zoologist

c)

astronomer

d)

plantologist

11.

All of space and everything in it.

a)

planet

b)

solar system

c)

galaxy

d)

universe

12.

What is the definition of a event horizion?

a)

A surface of a blackhole

b)

A blackhole

c)

A cloud of gas and dust in space

13.

What did NASA use to find the supermassive black hole in the middle of our galaxy?

a)

Spitzer space telescope

b)

Event horizon telescope

c)

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2

d)

James Webb space telescope

14.

What did NASA use to be able to make diagrams of the milky way using infrared pictures?

a)

The ISS

b)

The James Webb space telescope

c)

Hubble space telescope

d)

Spitzer space telescope