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Take This Quiz On The Andromeda Galaxy

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1 Question
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The Andromeda Galaxy can also be represented as _________.

M31 

NGC 224

Both
2 Question
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The Andromeda Galaxy was originally called the Andromeda _________.

Nebula

Aurora

Stella
3 Question
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The Andromeda Galaxy is visible in the shape of ____________.

Sphere

Cone

Spiral
4 Question
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The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way.

True

False
5 Question
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The galaxy is located at a distance of __________ light-years from the Earth.

1.2 million

2.5 million

10 million
6 Question
30 másodperce
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The name "Andromeda" is derived from __________ mythology.

Greek

Maori

Indian
7 Question
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It is widely believed that the Andromeda Galaxy is smaller than the Milky Way.

True

False
8 Question
30 másodperce
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The Andromeda Galaxy has a diameter of about ____________ light-years.

100,000

150,000

220,000
9 Question
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The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are expected by scientists to collide in 4-5 billion years.

True

False
10 Question
30 másodperce
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The Andromeda Galaxy is one of the brightest __________ objects.

Keplerian

Messier

Euclidean
11 Question
30 másodperce
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Is the Andromeda Galaxy visible to the naked eyes?

Yes

No
12 Question
30 másodperce
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____________ was the first astronomer to formally describe the Andromeda Galaxy.

Johannes Kepler

Nicolaus Copernicus

Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
13 Question
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The Andromeda Galaxy was named after the constellation Andromeda, due to its appearance near the constellation.

True

False
14 Question
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There are approximately __________ globular clusters associated with the Andromeda Galaxy.

460

500

789
15 Question
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The Andromeda Galaxy is approaching the Milky Way at about ____________ Km per second.

50

97

110
16 Question
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___________ is the most massive globular cluster associated with the Andromeda Galaxy.

Mayer I

Moula V

Mayall II
17 Question
30 másodperce
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The Andromeda Galaxy has over __________ known dwarf galaxies.

Twenty

Thirty

Fifty
18 Question
30 másodperce
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Can an amateur telescope be used to view the galaxy?

Yes

No
19 Question
30 másodperce
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The first radio maps of the galaxy were made in the 1950s by ___________.

Harlow Shapley

John Baldwin

Heber Curtis
20 Question
30 másodperce
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The particles of the Andromeda Galaxy are bound together by gravity.

True

False