The Milky Way Quiz
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The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy that contains our solar system. It is estimated to contain 200 billion stars and is around 100,000 light years in diameter. The Milky Way consists of a disk, bulge, and halo. Most star formation occurs in the spiral arms of the disk. Stars orbit the center of the galaxy and form the disk and bulge structures. New stars continue to form from gas and dust in the disk.
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The Milky Way galaxy is our home galaxy, which contains over 100 billion stars. It is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 120,000 light years in diameter. The Solar System is located in one of the galaxy's spiral arms, about 27,000 light years from the galactic core. In the future, it is expected that the Milky Way will collide and merge with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in 3-4 billion years.
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The document compares the relative sizes of planets, stars, galaxies, galaxy clusters and superclusters in our universe. It notes that the Earth would be just 0.23 mm in diameter if the Sun was 100 inches across. It describes our solar system as a tiny part of the Milky Way galaxy which itself is just one of billions of galaxies. Finally, it provides the scale of the visible universe, which is approximately 14 billion light years in diameter, and encourages reflection on the immense knowledge and power of the creator responsible for such vast cosmic structures.
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The Milky Way Quiz
- 2. Centaurus A Milky Way Andromeda Which galaxy contains our solar system? A B C Scores
- 3. Egyptians Greeks Persians Which ancient people gave the Milky Way Galaxy its name? A B C Scores
- 4. irregular elliptical spiral What is the shape of the Milky Way galaxy? A B C Scores
- 5. 100 billion to 400 billion 100 million to 400 million 100,000 to 400,000 How many stars is the Milky Way galaxy estimated to contain? A B C Scores
- 6. the galactic halo the galactic disk the galactic center The highest density of stars is found in which part of the Milky Way? A B C Scores
- 7. the halo the disk the bulge or galactic center Where are the youngest stars in the Milky Way Galaxy located? A B C Scores
- 8. a red giant star a black hole a supernova What do astronomers believe is at the center of the Milky Way? A B C Scores
- 9. Taurus A Perseus A Sagittarius A What is the name of the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way? A B C Scores
- 10. stars dark matter white dwarfs What does most of the mass of the Milky Way appear to be made of? A B C Scores
- 11. 100,000 50,000 10,000 How many light years is the diameter of the Milky Way? A B C Scores
- 12. asteroids dust and gas stars What makes the galactic center of the Milky Way difficult to see? A B C Scores
- 13. Baade’s Window Shapley’s Window Hawking’s Window What is the name of the area in the sky through which the Galactic Center is more visible? A B C Scores
- 14. Gemini Sagittarius Cassiopeia As viewed from Earth, the center of the Galaxy lies in the direction of which constellation? A B C Scores
- 15. 25,000 20,000 15,000 How many light years is Earth away from the Galactic Center? A B C Scores
- 16. 250 million years 250, 000 years 250 billion years How long does it take our solar system to complete one orbit around the center of the Milky Way? A B C Scores
- 17. the Galileo Group the Hubble Group the Local Group Which group of galaxies does the Milky Way belong to? A B C Scores
- 18. 50 20 10 Approximately, how many galaxies are there in the Local Group? A B C Scores
- 19. Scorpius Supercluster Virgo Supercluster Leo Supercluster Which supercluster is the Local Group part of? A B C Scores
- 20. Socrates Plato Democritus Which Greek philosopher proposed that the Milky Way might consist of distant stars? A B C Scores
- 21. in 1620 In 1610 in 1600 When did Galileo prove that the Milky Way was made of numerous faint stars? A B C Scores
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