Galactic Jeopardy Vocabulary Galaxies Shapes of Galaxies Star Clusters Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Vocabulary A spiral galaxy can be identified by a central bulge. A. True. B. False. C. Not enough information. D. Could be true or false.

$100 Answer from Vocabulary A. True

$200 Question from Vocabulary What is an elliptical galaxy? A. A galaxy that is flat. B. A galaxy with a rounded shape. C. A large cluster of stars. D. A galaxy that resembles a plate.

$200 Answer from Vocabulary B. A galaxy with a rounded shape.

$300 Question from Vocabulary A star cluster is A. A group of planets. B. Lots of spiral galaxies pulled together. C. A large galaxy. D. A distinct formation of stars.

$300 Answer from Vocabulary D. A distinct formation of stars.

$400 Question from Vocabulary Irregular galaxies are different from elliptical galaxies because A. They contain less star clusters B. They have more nebulas in them C. They are older D. They are not spherically shaped

$400 Answer from Vocabulary D. They are not spherically shaped

$500 Question from Vocabulary What is a nebula ? A. A cloud of gas and dust in space. B. Dust and gas formed by gravity. C. A formation of stars. D. A pin-wheel shaped galaxy.

$500 Answer from Vocabulary A. A cloud of gas and dust in space.

$100 Question from Galaxies What is a galaxy? A. A few stars clustered together. B. A rotating star C. A collection of gas, stars and dust held together by gravity. D. An unimaginably small volume of space.

$100 Answer from Galaxies C. A collection of gas, stars and dust held together by gravity.

$200 Question from Galaxies How many galaxies have been discovered? A. Around 500 B. Over 125 billion C. More than 65 trillion D. About 7500

$200 Answer from Galaxies B. Over 125 billion

$300 Question from Galaxies A galaxy will become flat if A. There are more stars in it. B. There are more star clusters in it. C. It has a faster spin rate. D. It was formed from multiple nebulae.

$300 Answer from Galaxies C. It has a faster spin rate.

$400 Question from Galaxies The largest galaxies in the universe are A. Those that have black holes in them. B. Elliptical. C. Irregular. D. Those that have globular clusters in them.

$400 Answer from Vocabulary B. Elliptical.

$500 Question from Galaxies Our closest spiral galaxy is named A. Andrumedia B. Amdeomulta C. Andromelta D. Andromeda

$500 Answer from Galaxies D. Andromeda

$100 Question from Shapes of Galaxies What kind of galaxy does the picture show? A. Elliptical galaxy B. Irregular galaxy C. Spiral galaxy D. A nebula.

$100 Answer from Shapes of Galaxies C. Spiral galaxy

$200 Question from Shapes of Galaxies What kind of galaxy does the picture show? A. The Milky Way galaxy B. A spiral galaxy C. An elliptical galaxy D. An irregular galaxy

$200 Answer from Shapes of Galaxies D. An irregular galaxy

$300 Question from Shapes of Galaxies What kind of galaxy does the picture show? A. An open cluster B. A spiral galaxy C. An irregular galaxy D. None of the above

$300 Answer from Shapes of Galaxies D. None of the above

$400 Question from Shapes of Galaxies What galaxy has spiraling arms trailing from a center bulge? A. An elliptical galaxy B. It does not describe a type of galaxy C. Our Milky Way galaxy is an example of this type of galaxy D. A normal galaxy

$400 Answer from Shapes of Galaxies C. Our Milky Way galaxy is an example of this type of galaxy

$500 Question from Shapes of Galaxies What type of galaxy does this show? A. That is not a galaxy B. An elliptical galaxy C. It could be an irregular or elliptical galaxy D. A spiral galaxy

$500 Answer from Shapes of Galaxies D. A spiral galaxy

$100 Question from Star Clusters A star cluster can be found A. In all galaxies B. Only in the Milky Way galaxy C. Only when there’s a black hole D. On Earth

$100 Answer from Star Clusters A. In all galaxies

$200 Question from Star Clusters An open cluster can contain A. Up to 650 billion stars B. Many galaxies C. 1,000 or more stars D. Only 2 or 3 stars

$200 Answer from Star Clusters C. 1,000 or more stars

$300 Question from Star Clusters Open clusters have a greater gravitational pull than globular clusters. A. They have the same amount of gravitational pull. B. False C. True D. They can sometimes have greater gravity

$300 Answer from Star Clusters B. False

$400 Question from Star Clusters A star cluster contains around 2000 stars, then it is probably a A. Spiral cluster B. Globular cluster C. Newly formed star cluster D. None of the above

$400 Answer from Star Clusters D. None of the above

$500 Question from Star Clusters In the Milky Way Galaxy, there are more of which type of star clusters? A. There are more open clusters. B. There are more spiral clusters. C. There are the same number of each cluster. D. There are only open clusters.

$500 Answer from Star Clusters A. There are more open clusters.

Final Jeopardy How do galaxies form? From what, how, and why? (must answer all correctly)

Final Jeopardy Answer Galaxies form from gas, dust, and stars. They form because gravity pulls all these things together into a spinning mass.