(Jones) Quiz on Celestial Bodies, Galaxies, & Space Technology

Which of the following is the name of our galaxy?

• Milky Way
• Universe
• Local Group
• Andromeda Galaxy

In a _________ telescope, light passes through convex lenses.

• Refracting
• Reflecting
• Hubble
• Shuttle

Optical telescopes include ___________________________.

• Reflecting telescopes and refracting telescopes
• Reflecting telescopes only
• Refraction telescopes only
• Radio telescopes only

The Milky Way Galaxy is classified as ____________.

• Spiral
• Irregular
• Football
• Elliptical

________________ telescopes collect and record radio waves given off by some objects in space.

• Radio
• Refracting
• Optical
• Reflecting

A space probe is a spacecraft that ______________.

• Both goes to places too dangerous and gathers information to send back to Earth
• Gathers information and sends it back to Earth
• Goes to places too dangerous for humans
• Completes only one orbit

A galaxy that has a shape similar to a football is a(n) ______________ galaxy.

• Elliptical
• Barred spiral
• Normal spiral
• Irregular

A group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity is a ______________.

• Galaxy
• Local Group
• Constellation
• Sun

Classify the picture as to what type of galaxy it is?

• spiral
• Elliptical
• star
• Irregular

Classify the picture as to what type of galaxy it is?

• Elliptical
• Spiral
• star
• Irregular