Quiz about Galaxies, Stars

Question 1

Our galaxy is called the

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The Milky Way

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Earth Nebula

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The Hubble Galaxy

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The Snickers

Question 2

Galaxies are composed of (best answer)

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stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity

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stars

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stars and gas

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stars, dust, and gas

Question 3

The Milky Way Galaxy is a

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spiral

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lenticular

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elliptical

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irregular

Question 4

What type of galaxy is this?

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Irregular

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Spiral

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Elliptical

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Irrational

Question 5

What type of galaxy is this?

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Spiral

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Elliptical

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Irregular

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Irrational

Question 6

What type of galaxy is this?

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Elliptical

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Spiral

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Irregular

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Irrational

Question 7

Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.

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Light Years

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Kilometers

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Miles

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Light Seconds

Question 8

How many stars are in a galaxy.

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millions or billions

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thousands

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hundreds

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Ten

Question 9

The type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.

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Elliptical

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Spiral

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Irregular

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Constellation

Question 10

What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?

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Irregular

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Spiral

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Elliptical

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Constellation

Question 11

How are galaxies held together.

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gravitational attraction

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gas

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dust

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stars

Question 12

What word means the study of objects in space and their characteristics?

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Astronomy

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Star

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Galaxy

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Universe

Question 13

What word means huge balls of hot, glowing gases, that produces their own heat and light?

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Stars

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Galaxy

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Universe

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Astonomer

Question 14

Is it true that DISTANCE affects how large stars look?

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Yes

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No

Question 15

What type of galaxy shaped like a disk with a bulge at its center?

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Spiral Galaxy

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Elliptical Galaxy

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Barbed Galaxy

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Irregular Galaxy

Question 16

what is a black hole

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it is a force that pulls objects to it

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it is a sun

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it is a planet

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it is a moon

Question 17

Where do supermassive black holes come from

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from the center of all known massive galaxies

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from the center of a donut

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my group

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mr.kircks

Question 18

What is a supernova?

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A star explosion.

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A bomb.

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A large planet.

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A moon.

Question 19

Invisible matter that slows down the expansion of the universe is called

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dark matter

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supernova

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gravity

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dark energy

Question 20

A group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth is called

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constellation

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planets

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patterns

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creatures

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