Milky Way Galaxy

From inside the Milky Way we see it as a broad line in the sky with a central bulge in the direction of ___

• Sagittarius

• Cygnus

• Orion

• Ursa Major

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Early maps of the galaxy, which placed the Sun near the center, didn't account for ___

• black holes

• interstellar dust

• globular clusters

• neutron stars

A collection of stars and gas

• Variable Star

• Galaxy

• RR Lyrae Variable

The diameter of the Milky Way Galaxy is about ______ lightyears.

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 1,000,000

• 100,000

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The three distinct parts of the Milky Way Galaxy include all of the following except galactic ______.

• disk

• cluster

• halo

• nucleus

The basic unit of the universe is a _______.

• star

• galactic cluster

• global cluster

• galaxy

A galaxy is held together by _____.

• globular clusters

• interstellar dust

• gravitational attraction

• galactic disk

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Where do we find the densest region of stars within the Milky Way?

• The bulge

• The disk

• The halo

• They are evenly distributed

Where is the sun located in the Milky Way galaxy?

• near the center of the galaxy

• about 2/3s towards the edge

• in the halo of the galaxy

• in the nuclear bulge of the galaxy

Which constellation "contains" the center of the Milky Way galaxy

• scorpius

• orion

• perseus

• sagittarius