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Brain Pop Galaxies

Quiz by Maribel Garcia

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    The light from a star moving away from us would be experiencing:
    Whiteshift
    Greenshift
    Blueshift
    Redshift
    30s
  • Q2
    What force causes galaxies to move away from one another?
    Electromagnetic force
    Energy left over from the Big Bang
    Friction
    Gravity
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following happens before a black hole comes into existence?
    A new star is born at the center of a galaxy
    Gravity ceases to exist in a certain region of space
    The fabric of space time is ripped by a star or planet
    An old star collapses in on itself
    30s
  • Q4
    About how old do scientists think the universe is?
    14 million years
    140 billion years
    140 million years
    14 billion years
    30s
  • Q5
    Astronomers categorize galaxies into a handful of basic shapes. What can you conclude from this fact?
    Galaxies are generally all formed by the same forces
    All galaxies have about the same number of stars
    Galaxies all come from the same planetary nebula
    The number of stars in a galaxy determine its shape
    30s
  • Q6
    From the information presented in the movie, what can you conclude about dark matter?
    It's solid, not liquid or gaseous
    Planet Earth contains trace fragments of it
    It holds a lot of the universe's mass
    It is made up of black holes
    30s
  • Q7
    How are elliptical galaxies different from spiral galaxies?
    They contain younger stars and more gas and dust
    They contain older stars and less gas and dust
    They are smaller than spiral galaxies
    They are bigger than spiral galaxies
    30s
  • Q8
    What would happen to galaxies without gravity?
    They would fall apart
    They would contain more stars
    They would spin faster
    They would contain stronger black holes
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following is a true statement about irregular galaxies?
    They consist mainly of young stars
    They are older than other types of galaxies
    They all contain massive black holes at their centers
    They contain relatively little gas and dust
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following represents an elliptical galaxy?
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    D
    C
    A
    B
    30s

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