15 questions about galaxies:
The quiz above includes the following questions:
- The word 'galaxy' is from the Greek ‘galaxias’ which means ...
- Galaxies are classified according to ...
- There are three main galaxy categories. These are ...
- The number of galaxies in the observable universe is estimated to be between ...
- The spiral galaxy NGC 4151 is also known by the name of a malevolent character in 'The Lord of the Rings'. Its nickname is ...
- Most of a galaxy's stars are contained in the ...
- The Milky Way is categorised as a ...
- The largest known galaxies are the ...
- The most common galaxies are ...
- The most distant galaxy ever observed is ...
- At their center most galaxies have a ...
- In about 3-5 billion years the Milky Way will collide with ...
- How many galaxies can be seen from Earth with the naked eye?
- The closest galaxy to the Milky Way is ...
- Galaxies are made of stars, star clusters, interstellar gas and dust that are held together by ...