Galaxies

• Physics
• Secondary Education
• Age 12,13

25 April 2023

6.5 Galaxies

Content objectives

• I can describe what galaxies are.
• I can name the three shapes of galaxies.
• I can name what galaxies contain.
• I can explain the role of gravity in galaxies in space.

What I know:

From smallest to largest, what is the arrangement of celestial objects?

smallest

largest

Galaxies

• What galaxy does our solar system belong to?

• a collection of stars with their planets, dust, and gas

Which of these is NOT found in a galaxy?

1. planet
2. star
3. Universe
4. stellar gas

Name the galaxy where we live in.

Which of these shapes best illustrates the galaxy we live in?

1. 
2. 
3. 

Name the closest star to Earth in our galaxy.

Which of these is the force that holds the parts of a galaxy together?

gravity

electromagnetic force

air resistance force

Shapes of Galaxies

Explain why most of the stars we see in the night sky are from our galaxy, not other galaxies.

21 April 2023

6.5 Galaxies

Some galaxies contain objects called black holes. A black hole is NOT a hole but a solid object. Suggest ONE reason why black holes appear black.

21 April 2023

6.5 Galaxies

State one lesson that you've learned today.