Astro 101 - Pre-test

How are galaxies formed?

• When the center of a very massive star collapses in upon itself.

• Clouds of gas that collapse and rotate.

• They aren't, they just simply exist.

• I'm not sure, yet!

What do astrophysists do?

Draw what you think a galaxy looks like.

The _________________ was launched last year and provides deeper images of space than the Hubble telescope.

What is citizen science?

What is our home galaxy called?

• Milky Way

• The Solar System

• The Big Bang

• Red Dwarf

The _______________ is the theory that astronomers use to describe the birth of the universe.

There are how many galaxies in the universe?

• Hundreds

• Thousands

• Millions

• Billiions