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- 1. Multiple Choice
What type of galaxy is this?SpiralEllipticalIrregularIrrational - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of galaxy is this?SpiralEllipticalIrregularIrrational
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?SpiralEllipticalIrregularConstellation
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat are galaxies held together by?Gravitational AttractionStarsOther galaxiesDust and Gas
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the the 3 types of galaxies?Spiral Galaxies, Regular Galaxies, and Lliptical GalaxiesSpiral Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies, and Elliptical GalaxiesMilky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Spiral GalaxiesMilky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Irregular Galaxies
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of galaxy is this?SpiralEllipticalIrregularIrrational
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.SpiralEllipticalIrregularConstellation
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe closest star to the sun is the...Sirius ABarnard's StarLuhman16Proxima Centauri
- 9. Multiple ChoicePlace these objects in order from smallest to largest.Planets, solar system, universe, galaxySolar system, planets, galaxy, universePlanets, solar system, galaxy, universeGalaxy, solar system, planets, universe
- 10. Multiple ChoiceDistance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.KilometersLight YearsMilesLight Seconds
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow far is the sun from the earth?4.3 light-minutes680 light-years8.4 light-minutes9 light years
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is 1 Astronomical Unit?The distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.The distance from the center of Earth to the center of the Moon.The distance of one entire revolution around the Sun by the Earth.The distance Light travels in a year.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of our galaxy?Our galaxy is called the Milky Way galaxyOur galaxy is called the Andromeda galaxyOur galaxy is called the Grand spiral galaxy.Our galaxy is called the Whirlpool galaxy.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceDoes light travel instantaneously (right away)?Light does not travel instantaneously; it takes time for light to travel through the universe.Light travels instantaneously; it takes no time for light to travel through the universe.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen we look at images of astronomical bodies are we looking at them in the present?Looking at current images of distant astronomical bodies is like looking back in time; the light that we see does not show what the object looks like now but how it looked when the light was emitted.Looking at current images of distant astronomical bodies is like looking forward in time; the light that we see does not show what the object looks like now but how it will look when our galaxies align.Looking at current images of distant astronomical bodies is like looking at a our current point in time; the light that we see shows what the object looks like now.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceEarth is __________ astronomical units from the Sun…A. 0.5B. 0.8C. 1.0D. 1.5
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow many stars are in a galaxy.millions or billionsthousandshundredsTen
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat are in galaxies?ice and rockdust, gas, and starsstars and icewater and dust
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA galaxy is a large collection of stars, gas and dust. What is responsible for holding the stars, gas, and dust together in a galaxy?heatlightgravityfriction
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe Milky Way galaxy is an example of an irregular galaxytruefalse
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