Planets and Galaxies

What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?

• Spiral 

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Constellation

How old is the Milky Way?

• 13.7 billion years old

• 12 billion years old

• 13.7 million years old

• 13.7 trillion years old

Which type of galaxy is a flat, rotating disk of billions of stars, gas and dust with a central concentration of stars?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Triangular

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Where are we located within our galaxy?

• On one of the spiral arms

• On the outer edge

• In between 2 of the spiral arms

• In the center bulge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The classification of Galaxy is based on its observable characteristics. Which of these characteristics is used to classify galaxies?

• shape

• temperature

• types of forces

• chemical elements

How many stars are in a galaxy.

• millions or billions

• thousands

• hundreds

• Ten

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Irrational

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What holds a galaxy together?

• pressure

• glue

• gravity

• planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Our galaxy is called the

• Earth Nebula

• The Hubble Galaxy

• The Milky Way

• The Snickers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular 

• Irrational