Galaxies Assignment

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Sherri Christensen
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many stars does the Milky Way consist of?
About 100 million stars
About 100 billion stars
About 100 thousand stars
About 100 stars
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the estimated number of galaxies in the visible universe?
About 100 million galaxies
About 100 billion galaxies
About 100 thousand galaxies
About 10 billion galaxies
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the distance that a light-year represents?
The distance light travels in one year at a speed of 186,000 miles per second
The distance light travels in one year at a speed of 186,000 kilometers per second
The distance light travels in one month at a speed of 186,000 miles per second
The distance light travels in one day at a speed of 186,000 miles per second
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of stars are typically found in the older star clusters in the "halo" of the Milky Way?
Blue and bright stars
Red and dim stars
Yellowish and cooler stars
Green and variable stars
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did William Herschel discover about the Milky Way?
The Milky Way's disk consists of two major spiral arms
The Milky Way is a flat disk of over 100 billion stars
The Milky Way's disk is made of a stone that resembled a grindstone
The Milky Way is the only galaxy in the universe
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Harlow Shapley, where is the Sun located in the Milky Way?
At the center of the Milky Way
About 30,000 light-years away from the galactic core
In the outer spiral arm of the Milky Way
Outside the Milky Way
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the thickness of the Milky Way's disk?
100 light-years
1000 light-years
10,000 light-years
100,000 light-years
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