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1. What makes up a Nebula?
    very thick gas and dust
    lots of stars
    one or two stars close together
2. The Crab Nebula are formed when...
    two stars collided
    two stars orbited each other
    a star exploded
3. A major source of interstellar dust is...
    supernova explosions and planetary nebula
    poor housekeeping
    space litter
4. What do stars form from?
    the movies
    thick clouds of gas and dust
    rock that was thrown off the earth
5. Why are baby stars hard to see?
    they are very tiny
    they are often hidden behind dense dust clouds in nebula
    they move around frequently
6. To find baby stars, what is the best kind of light to use?
    ultraviolet light
    infrared light
    visible light
7. How far from the center of the Milky Way do we live?
    1/3 of the way from the center
    2/3 of the way from the center
    We don't live in the Milky Way.
8. Name three kinds of galaxies.
    Flat, Tiny, and Clump
    Old, New, and Fuzzy
    Spiral, Irregular, and Elliptical
9. Galaxies that don't fit into the three standard types are called...
    Weird
    Zoo Galaxies
    Peculiar Galaxies
10. What causes galaxies to have tails?
    collisions with other galaxies
    space ships flying through them
    black holes
11. What structure do scientist believe are at the center of galaxies?
    doughnut holes
    blue holes
    black holes
12. A black hole is actually a...
    warp in the structure of space
    Nobody knows! They can't see them
    a wave of dust
13. What force makes a black hole pull other objects to it?
    Nuclear force
    Gravity
    Force of Singularity
14. To detect matter falling into a black hole, what kind of light is best to use?
    Infrared light
    X-Ray light
    Heat Radiation
15. Wha happens when one galaxy eats another galaxy?
    The bigger one burps.
    The smaller one tries to run.
    They form a larger new galaxy.


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