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Galaxies
Contributed by: Ochs
  • 1. A group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity is called a ____.
A) galaxy
B) pulsar
C) nebula
D) cluster
  • 2. A group of over 1000 galaxies is called a ____.
A) poor cluster
B) tiny cluster
C) really big cluster
D) rich cluster
  • 3. A group of less than 1000 galaxies is called a ____.
A) rich cluster
B) poor cluster
C) really small cluster
D) introverted cluster
  • 4. A galaxy with very bright centers and little or no dust is called a(n) ____ galaxy.
A) spiral
B) normal
C) elliptical
D) irregular
  • 5. A galaxy that has arms curved outward from a central point is called a(n) ____ galaxy.
A) spiral
B) elliptical
C) normal
D) irregular
  • 6. A galaxy that is distorted and comes in different sizes is called a(n) ____ galaxy.
A) normal
B) irregular
C) spiral
D) elliptical
  • 7. Which of the following is not found in galaxies?
A) Doppler radiation
B) quasars
C) star clusters
D) gas clouds
  • 8. The Milky Way is probably a(n) ____ galaxy.
A) irregular
B) barred spiral
C) elliptical
D) dwarf elliptical
  • 9. If a star is moving towards the earth, the dark lines of its spectrum more towards the ____ part of the spectrum.
A) blue
B) red
C) green
D) yellow
  • 10. If a star is moving away from the earth, the dark lines of its spectrum more towards the ____ part of the spectrum.
A) red
B) yellow
C) blue
D) green
  • 11. A constellation is ____.
A) a group of stars that appear to form a pattern
B) a star system with more than two stars
C) an open cluster of stars that are close to one another
D) two stars that orbit each other
  • 12. Hubble's Law states that ____.
A) as a source of light moves, its wavelength changes
B) light from older stars undergoes a red shift
C) the universe is actually contracting
D) the universe is expanding in all directions at the same speed
  • 13. The universe started with an event some people call the ____.
A) big bang
B) cosmic initiation
C) spiral expansion
D) supernova
  • 14. The four fundamental forces of nature are gravity, electromagnetic radiation, strong nuclear force and ____.
A) quantum baryons
B) gluon's
C) bottom quark
D) weak nuclear force
  • 15. When a dying star explodes, the ____ elements created by fusion are blown into space to be recycled by newly forming stars
A) lighter
B) heavier
C) hydrogen
D) larger
  • 16. Cosmic Background Radiation refers to a faint ____ glow that is the same in all directions.
A) Doppler redshift
B) background radiation
C) foreground ultraviolet
D) infrared radiation
  • 17. What holds planets, stars, gas, and dust together in a galaxy?
A) friction
B) gravity
C) inertia
D) forces
  • 18. Which of the three types of galaxies occur the most often?
A) elliptical
B) spiral
C) irregular
D) they occur in equal numbers
  • 19. By studying a star's spectrum, astronomers can determine ____ found in the star's atmosphere.
A) vapors
B) dust
C) elements
D) gases
  • 20. All of the following are true of the Milky Way EXCEPT that it ____.
A) is a member of the Local Group
B) is 100,000 light years across
C) is a spiral galaxy
D) has more than 500 billion stars
  • 21. A ____ is an object so dense that nothing, including light, can escape its gravity field.
A) super giant
B) supernova
C) neutron star
D) black hole
  • 22. All stars in the universe ____.
A) are solid like planets
B) produce some sort of energy
C) are the same temperature
D) were formed at the same time
  • 23. A light year is a measure of ____.
A) time
B) distance
C) wavelength fluctuations
D) speed
  • 24. What types of galaxies spin?
A) spiral
B) elliptical
C) irregular
D) None of them spin.
  • 25. What type of galaxy is the smallest?
A) They are all the same size.
B) irregular
C) elliptical
D) spiral
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