Galaxies and Red Shift

Where is the best place to put a telescope to get the clearest images of deep space?

• Near a city
• In space
• Top of a mountain
• In a desert

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

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Which is NOT a type of galaxy?

• Elliptical
• Spiral
• Oblong
• Irregular

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the name of the galaxy closest to the Milky Way?

• Messier 87
• Andromeda
• Sombrero Galaxy
• Snickers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Where is our Solar System located in the Milky Way galaxy?

• Near the center
• Near the outside on one of the arms

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How long does it take light from our Sun to reach Earth?

• 3 seconds
• 8 minutes
• 57 hours
• 1 year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How old do scientists think the Universe is?

• 13.8 billion years old
• 4.5 billion years old
• 24,000 years old
• 5 years old

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the best evidence for the Big Bang theory?

• How fast light can travel
• The expansion of the Universe
• Creation of new planets

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

In ____shift, the galaxies appear _____ in color b/c they are moving away from us.

• blue; red
• red; red
• red; blue
• blue; blue

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

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If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

• Moving towards the Earth
• Moving away from the Earth
• This is a trick question that cannot be answered
• It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

A light year is related to ...

• Time
• Energy
• Distance
• Mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3