Formation and Motion of Galaxies

What affects the strength of gravity

• Weight and Mass

• Mass and Distance

• Distance and Weight

• Mass and Force

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What is the Big Bang Theory?

• Two giant stars hit each other and exploded.

• The universe started as a hot, dense point in space that is rapidly expanding.

• The universe got too big, exploded, and started over.

• A theory that states the thermodynamics of the universe

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What are Galaxies made of?

• Stars, gases, and space dust

• Suns and planets

• Dust and gases

• Gravity

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What type of galaxy is this?

• Elliptical

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Conical

What type of galaxy is this?

• Elliptical

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Conical

What galaxy do we live in?

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Tuffle

• Ceres

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Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

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Gravity is responsible for which of the following characteristics of a galaxy?

• The motion of the objects within it

• The size of its largest stars

• Its location within the universe

• The color of light it emits

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Earth and its solar system are a part of which of the following galaxies?

• Andromeda

• Black Eye

• Milky Way

• Cartwheel

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A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction

• meteor

• galaxy

• constellation

• solar system

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