What is a galaxy primarily composed of?

Galaxy Classification and Characteristics

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Only gas and dust
Only stars
Stars, gas, dust, and dark matter
Just dark matter
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the astronomer that compiled a list to prevent misidentification of fuzzy objects in the sky?
Edwin Hubble
Isaac Newton
Charles Messier
Henrietta Leavitt
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What discovery did Edwin Hubble make about the Andromeda Nebula?
It was a star cluster
It was a galaxy outside of the Milky Way
It was a planet
It was a comet
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What distinguishes barred spiral galaxies from normal spiral galaxies?
They have a bar of stars through the central bulge
Their arms start from the bulge
They are not actively forming stars
They have no central bulge
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are spiral galaxies further classified?
By their distance from Earth
By their age
By the size of their central bulge and arm texture
By their color
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a characteristic of elliptical galaxies?
They have little gas and dust
They are always circular
They contain mostly young stars
They are actively forming stars
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are elliptical galaxies classified in the Hubble sequence?
By their distance from Earth
By how stretched out they are
By their size
By their color
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