Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
Name ______________________________________________________________
Kids Discover Galaxies Worksheet
1. When you look at the stars, at which galaxy are you looking?
a. Andromeda
b. Milky Way
c. Sombrero
d. Whirlpool
2. Galaxy come from a Greek word (Galaxias) meaning…
a. cloudy.
b. hazy.
c. milky.
d. starry
3. What force holds a galaxy together?
a. Gravity
b. Magnetic
c. Strong
d. Weak
4. The nearest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri, is more than _________________
trillion miles away. (Enter a number)
5. In 1518, Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to see the Magellanic Clouds.
They are actually small _________________ orbiting the Milky Way.
a. galaxies
b. nebulae
c. planets
d. stars
Match the member of the galactic family with how it was.
_____6. Andromeda Galaxy
A. 8.33 minutes ago
_____7. Center of the Milky Way B. 4¼ years ago
_____8. Farthest known galaxy
C. 29,000 years ago
_____9. Moon
E. 2.2 million years ago
_____10. Proxima Centauri
F. 13 billion years ago
_____11. Sun
G. 1.25 seconds ago
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Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
12. The speed of light is _________________mps. (Enter a number – no commas!)
13. One complete circle around our galaxy takes _________________ million years.
(Enter a number)
Match the part of the address with the correct information.
_____14. City
A. Local Group of 25 Galaxies
_____15. Country
B. Milky Way (suburbs)
_____16. Name
C. Orion Arm (inside edge)
_____17. State
D. Planet #3, Solar System
_____18. Street
E. The Universe
19. There may be a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.
a. True
b. False
20. When galaxies collide, many stars are destroyed because they collide with each
other.
a. True
b. False
21. When hundreds to thousands of galaxies swarm together, we call this a…
a. cluster of galaxies.
b. collection of galaxies.
c. galactic swarm.
d. group of galaxies.
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Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
Match the galaxy shape with its name.
_____22. Barred Spiral
A. 3 to 10 times smaller than a large galaxy.
_____23. Dwarf
B. A very long, thin pinwheel with curved arms.
_____24. Elliptical
C. No distinct shape.
_____25. Irregular
D. Oval, like a racetrack.
_____26. Spiral
E. Spiral arms that spin out from a central bar.
Match the number of stars you can see with the location.
_____27. 300
A. Urban areas (unaided eye)
_____28. 2,000
B. Small telescope
_____29. 30,000
C. Rural areas (unaided eye)
_____30. 2,000,000
D, Binoculars
31. Why do the stars look like streaks? (See picture of barn & stars, pg. 13)
a. The camera is moving.
b. The Earth is revolving.
c. The Earth is rotating.
d. The stars are moving.
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Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
Match the Galaxy Guys & Gal with what that person accomplished.
_____32. Stephen Hawking A. Created a list of objects that weren’t comets; it
turned out they were star clusters, nebulae, and
_____33. Edwin Hubble
galaxies.
_____34. Johannes Kepler
B. Developed the three laws of planetary motion.
_____35. Charles Messier
C. Discovered the first comet not visible to the naked
eye.
_____36. Maria Mitchell
D. Galaxies are moving away from because of the
expansion of the universe.
E. The most famous scientist since Albert Einstein.
Match the Milky Way description with what people around the world see in the Milky Way.
_____37. Australian Aborigine A. A circle of feathers around the Earth.
_____38. Chumash
B. A straw-covered road stolen by a thief.
_____39. Eastern European
C. Smoke form a heavenly campfire.
_____40. Inuit/Eskimo
D. The tracks of a raven's snowshoes.
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Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
Name ______________________________________________________________
Kids Discover Galaxies Worksheet
1. When you look at the stars, at which galaxy are you looking?
a. Andromeda
b. Milky Way
c. Sombrero
d. Whirlpool
b. Milky Way
2. Galaxy come from a Greek word (Galaxias) meaning…
a. cloudy.
b. hazy.
c. milky.
d. starry
c. milky.
3. What force holds a galaxy together?
a. Gravity
b. Magnetic
c. Strong
d. Weak
d. Weak
4. The nearest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri, is more than _________________
trillion miles away. (Enter a number)
25
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Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
5. In 1518, Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to see the Magellanic Clouds.
They are actually small _________________ orbiting the Milky Way.
a. galaxies
b. nebulae
c. planets
d. stars
a. galaxies
Match the member of the galactic family with how it was.
_____6. Andromeda Galaxy
A. 8.33 minutes ago
_____7. Center of the Milky Way B. 4¼ years ago
_____8. Farthest known galaxy
C. 29,000 years ago
_____9. Moon
E. 2.2 million years ago
_____10. Proxima Centauri
F. 13 billion years ago
_____11. Sun
G. 1.25 seconds ago
E 6. Andromeda Galaxy (6 choices)
C. 7. Center of the Milky Way (6 choices)
F. 8. Farthest known galaxy (6 choices)
G 9. Moon (6 choices)
B 10. Proxima Centauri (6 choices)
A 11. Sun (6 choices)
12. The speed of light is _________________mps. (Enter a number – no commas!)
186000
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Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
13. One complete circle around our galaxy takes _________________ million years.
(Enter a number)
225
Match the part of the address with the correct information.
_____14. City
A. Local Group of 25 Galaxies
_____15. Country
B. Milky Way (suburbs)
_____16. Name
C. Orion Arm (inside edge)
_____17. State
D. Planet #3, Solar System
_____18. Street
E. The Universe
B 14. City (5 choices)
E 15. Country (5 choices)
D 16. Name (5 choices)
A 17. State (5 choices)
C 18. Street (5 choices)
19. There may be a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.
a. True
b. False
a. True (2 choices)
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Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
20. When galaxies collide, many stars are destroyed because they collide with each
other.
a. True
b. False
b. False (2 choices)
21. When hundreds to thousands of galaxies swarm together, we call this a…
a. cluster of galaxies.
b. collection of galaxies.
c. galactic swarm.
d. group of galaxies.
a. cluster of galaxies.
Match the galaxy shape with its name.
_____22. Barred Spiral
A. 3 to 10 times smaller than a large galaxy.
_____23. Dwarf
B. A very long, thin pinwheel with curved arms.
_____24. Elliptical
C. No distinct shape.
_____25. Irregular
D. Oval, like a racetrack.
_____26. Spiral
E. Spiral arms that spin out from a central bar.
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Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
E 22. Barred Spiral (5 choices)
A 23. Dwarf (5 choices)
D 24. Elliptical (5 choices)
C 25. Irregular (5 choices)
B 26. Spiral (5 choices)
Match the number of stars you can see with the location.
_____27. 300
A. Urban areas (unaided eye)
_____28. 2,000
B. Small telescope
_____29. 30,000
C. Rural areas (unaided eye)
_____30. 2,000,000
D, Binoculars
A 27. 300
C 28. 2,000
D 29. 30,000
B 30. 2,000,000
31. Why do the stars look like streaks? (See picture of barn & stars, pg. 13)
a. The camera is moving.
b. The Earth is revolving.
c. The Earth is rotating.
d. The stars are moving.
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Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
c. The Earth is rotating.
Match the Galaxy Guys & Gal with what that person accomplished.
_____32. Stephen Hawking A. Created a list of objects that weren’t comets; it
turned out they were star clusters, nebulae, and
_____33. Edwin Hubble
galaxies.
_____34. Johannes Kepler
B. Developed the three laws of planetary motion.
_____35. Charles Messier
C. Discovered the first comet not visible to the naked
eye.
_____36. Maria Mitchell
D. Galaxies are moving away from because of the
expansion of the universe.
E. The most famous scientist since Albert Einstein.
E 32. Stephen Hawking (5 choices)
D 33. Edwin Hubble (5 choices)
B 34. Johannes Kepler (5 choices)
A 35. Charles Messier (5 choices)
C 36. Maria Mitchell (5 choices)
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Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
Match the Milky Way description with what people around the world see in the Milky Way.
_____37. Australian Aborigine A. A circle of feathers around the Earth.
_____38. Chumash
B. A straw-covered road stolen by a thief.
_____39. Eastern European
C. Smoke form a heavenly campfire.
_____40. Inuit/Eskimo
D. The tracks of a raven's snowshoes.
C 37. Australian Aborigine
A 38. Chumash
B 39. Eastern European
D 40.Inuit/Eskimo
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