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Galaxies and the Universe TEST

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________ are huge collections of stars.

a)
universe
b)
solar systems
c)
galaxies
d)
nebula
2.

Scientists hypothesize that more than _________ of the universe's mass is dark matter.

a)
75%
b)
99%
c)
70%
d)
90%
3.

Galaxies can be spiral, elliptical, or regular.

a)
True
b)
False
4.

Spiral Galaxies have the following characteristics. (mark 5)

a)
spiral arms
b)
central disk
c)
central bulge
d)
spherical halo of globular clusters
e)
older, redder stars surrounds the disk
5.

Elliptical Galaxies have the following characteristics. (mark 4)

a)
spheres, like basketballs.
b)
have higher percentages of old, red stars
c)
shaped like footballs
d)
form as the gravity of two or more spiral galaxies come together
e)
spiral arms
6.

Irregular Galaxies have the following characteristics. (mark 4)

a)
oddly shaped
b)
form from the gravitational pull of neighboring galaxies
c)
contain many young stars
d)
have areas of intense star formation.
e)
spheres, like basketballs.
7.

Which galaxy is this?

a)
irregular
b)
elliptical
c)
spiral
8.

Which galaxy is this?

a)
irregular
b)
elliptical
c)
spiral
9.

Which galaxy is this?

a)
irregular
b)
elliptical
c)
spiral
10.

Galaxies are distributed evenly in the universe.

a)
True
b)
False
11.

Gravity holds galaxies together in groups called _____________.

a)
galaxies
b)
clusters
c)
superclusters
d)
nebula
12.

Virgo Cluster and Local Group are two examples of ___________.

a)
galaxies
b)
clusters
c)
superclusters
d)
nebula
13.

Most clusters exist in even larger structures called ____________________.

a)
galaxies
b)
clusters
c)
superclusters
d)
nebula
14.

The Milky Way is an elliptical galaxy

a)
True
b)
False
15.

The Milky Way is part of the Local Group cluster. ____________________ is the largest galaxy in this cluster.

a)
Milky Way
b)
Andromeda Galaxy
c)
Virgo Galaxy
d)
Cartwheel Galaxy
16.

According to _______________, the universe began from one point billions of years ago and has been expanding ever since.

a)
The Big Bang Theory
b)
The Creationist View
17.

The shift to a different wavelength is called the ______________.

a)
doppler shift
b)
expanding shift
c)
frequent shift
18.

"Creationism" is the name given to the belief that the creation story of Genesis is the literal truth about how the world came into being. This is referred to _________.

a)
The Big Bang Theory
b)
The Creationist View
19.

a cloud of gas and dust

a)
galaxy
b)
dark matter
c)
nebula
20.

matter that emits no light at any wavelength

a)
galaxy
b)
dark matter
c)
nebula