1A galaxy is composed of:
- All of the Above
- Stars
- Dust
- Gas
2Galaxies are held together by:
3Our galaxy is called:
- Andromeda
- Sombrero
- Milky Way
- Virgo
4The Milky Way has two companions:
- Andromeda Galaxy and Small Magelanic clouds
- Large Magelanic clouds and Globular Clusters
- Andromeda Galaxy and Globular Clusters
- Large and Small Magelanic clouds
5The nearest galaxy from ours (the Milky Way) is:
- Andromeda Galaxy
- Messier 87
- Sombrero
- The 'nearest' galaxy is too far away to know :(
6How far away is the Andromeda galaxy?
- 5 Million Light Years
- 2 Million Light Years
- 1 Million Light Years
- 500 Million Light Years
7Star gauging allowed who to deduce that we live in the center of a huge conglomeration of stars?
- Doppler
- Hubble
- Herschel
- Shapely
8Who was the first to discover the real shape of our galaxy?
- Doppler
- Hubble
- Hubble
- Shapely
9How was the real shape of the galaxy found?
- By calculating the distance to RR Lyra variable stars located in globular clusters.
- Star Gauging
- 10^9 to 4 x 10^11
- Using the Doppler Shift
10Who first discovered that we live in a galaxy seperated from other galaxies by huge voids of space?
- Shapely
- Hubble
- Herschel
- Doppler
11The Milky Way is encased in what?
- New Stars
- Gas
- Old Stars
- Heavy Gravity
12The Milky Way is how many light years across?
- 150,000
- 2,000
- 500,000
- 100,000
13The Milky Way is how many light years thick?
- 2,000
- 100,000
- 500,000
- 150,000
14Open clusters, gas and dust, and type O stars are found where?
- In Seyfert Galaxies
- In the Spiral Arms
- In the Halo
- In the Center
15Globular clusters, type M stars and white dwarfs are found where?
- In the Halo
- In Seyfert Galaxies
- In the Center
- In the Spiral Arms
16What contains population type II stars that have almost no iron?
- Quasers
- The Halo
- The Spiral Arms
- Spiral Galaxies
17What type of galaxies range from 10^9 to 4 x 10^11 MO?
- Seyfert Galaxies
- Elliptical Galaxies
- Spiral Galaxies
- Most Galaxies
18How many light years across are spiral galaxies?
- 500,000
- 100,000
- 2,000
- 150,000
19Which galaxies are the most numerous and contain little dust or gas?
- Elliptical Galaxies
- Spiral Galaxies
- Seyfert Galaxies
- Quasers
20Most galaxies are in what shape?
- Spiral
- Elliptical
- Globular
- Lumps
21Most galaxies are how many light years across?
- 2,000
- 150,000
- 500,000
- 100,000
22Which galaxies contains almost no hot blue stars?
- Milky Way Galaxy
- Seyfert Galaxies
- Spiral Galaxies
- Elliptical Galaxies
23Which galaxies contain many hot blue stars?
- Spiral Galaxies
- Elliptical Galaxies
- Seyfert Galaxies
- Milky Way Galaxies
24Which galaxies are very very far away from us?
- Elliptical Galaxies
- Seyfert Galaxies
- Andromeda Galaxies
- Spiral Galaxies
25Which galaxies have an extremely bright nucleus and very strong radio transmissions?
- Elliptical Galaxies
- Spiral Galaxies
- Seyfert Galaxies
- It's not a galaxy, it's Alien life!!!
26- Seyfert Galaxies
- Large Magelanic Clouds
- Halos
- Quasers
27Which galaxies have rapid rotation rates?
- Spiral Galaxies
- Seyfert Galaxies
- All Galaxies
- Elliptical Galaxies
28Which galaxies rotate slowly?
- Seyfert Galaxies
- Elliptical Galaxies
- All Galaxies
- Spiral Galaxies
29We can determine the rotation of galaxies using?
- Hubble's Law
- Newton's Law
- Doppler Shift
- Einstein's Law
30Which galaxies are not alone and come in lumps?
- Elliptical Galaxies
- Seyfert Galaxies
- Spiral Galaxies
- All Galaxies
31How many members does our galaxy contain?
32What is the nearest locat group of clusters?
- Andromeda Cluster
- Virgo Cluster
- Globular Cluster
- Local Supercluster
33How many galaxies does the Virgo cluster contain?
34How many light years away is the Virgo cluster?
- 50 Million Light Years
- 2 Million Light Years
- 100 Million Light Years
- 70 Million Light Years
35Our own Local Supercluster of galaxies contains how many solar masses?
36It is estimated that bow many other super clusters are there in the observable Universe?
37What is the estimated number of galaxies in the observable Universe?
- 50 Billion
- 150,000 Billion
- 100 Billion
- 70 Billion