Milky Way Galaxy Quiz

What is the name of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way?

• Andromeda A*

• Orion A*

• Sagittarius A*

• Pegasus A*

How does the gravity of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way affect nearby stars?

• Exerts a strong gravitational pull on them

• Causes them to spin faster

• Has no effect on them

• Repels them away

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What is the estimated mass of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way?

• 1 billion times the mass of our sun

• 4 million times the mass of our sun

• 10,000 times the mass of our sun

• 100 times the mass of our sun

What is the term used to describe a group of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity?

• comet

• nebula

• asteroid

• galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What are the two main types of stars found in the Milky Way?

• Supergiant stars and hypergiant stars

• Binary stars and variable stars

• Red stars and blue stars

• Dwarf stars and giant stars

How many arms does the Milky Way galaxy have?

• 100

• 2

• 10

• 0

What is the name of the galaxy that the Milky Way is part of?

• Triangulum Galaxy

• Orion Galaxy

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Sombrero Galaxy

What is the approximate diameter of the Milky Way galaxy?

• 50,000 light-years

• 100,000 light-years

• 10,000 light-years

• 200,000 light-years

What is the name of the process by which galaxies like the Milky Way are formed?

• star destruction

• black hole formation

• galaxy formation

• planet collision