Galaxies
Where are we?
Timeline of the universe
Cosmology
100

This is the most dense part of the galaxy.

What is the galactic core?

100

What is the name of our galaxy?

What is the Milky Way?

100

How old is the Universe?

What is 13.7 billion years?

100

This is our current theory for the formation of the universe.

What is the Big Bang Theory?

200

Our Milky Way galaxy is this type of galaxy.

What is a spiral arm galaxy?

200

This is the part of the Milky Way that our solar system is located. 

What is the Orion Spur Arm?

200

How long did it take for the first stars to form?

What is 100 million years?

200

This is the color of shifting we see in almost every galaxy and it means it is moving in what direction. Need both correct answers for points.

What is red shifting and it is moving away.

300

This color of stars signals that a new star formation is happening in a galaxy.

What are large blue stars?

300

What is the largest structure in our observable universe?

What are the superclusters? or 

What is the laniakea supercluster?

300

These three things formed 1 millisecond after the Big Bang. (Three part answer to get points)

What are protons, neutrons and electrons?

300

This is the force that is pushing our galaxy to expand.

What is dark energy?

400

This type of matter makes up the majority of mass in our galaxy.

What is dark matter?

400

These three things are beyond the observable universe?

What is more expanding universes , more galaxies and more stars?

400

It is roughly the age of our solar system

What is 4.6 billion years?

400

This is how scientists can look back in time at the first galaxies. Give an example.

What is the amount of light years? Looking 10 light years away is also looking at light that originated 10 years ago.

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