Galaxies Through Light
Growing Galaxies
Organized Galaxies
First Galaxy
Sci-Fi Trivia
100

This describes when light waves are stretched and shifted toward longer wavelengths

What is Redshift

100

Two galaxies encounter and move through each other

What are Collisions

100

This term refers to large structures made of many galaxy clusters linked together

What is a supercluster

100

This model describes protogalaxies collapsing rapidly to form elliptical galaxies

What is the Top-down model

100

This classic 1999 movie offers its protagonist a choice between a red and blue pill to learn the truth about reality

What is The Matrix

200

This galaxy shape is active with younger stars

What are spiral shaped

200

When galaxies collide/merge, this type of event often occurs, creating a sudden surge of new star formation

What is a starburst

200

These small collections of galaxies are held together by gravity

What are groups

200

This model describes protogalaxies merging over time to create elliptical and spiral galaxies

What is the Bottom-up model

200

This desert planet is the home of Luke Skywalker

What is Tattooine

300

This property of a galaxy determines age and activity level

What is color

300

This term means the universe appears the same in every direction you observe

What is isotropic

300

This is an empty region lying between a galaxy supercluster

What is a void

300

This sphere of matter formed first after the Big Bang, pulling in gas

What are Dark Matter Halos

300

This is the name of the black hole in the movie Interstellar

What is Gargantua

400

This phenomenon is observed through spectral shifting to determine motion and direction

What is the Doppler Effect

400

This supports the Big Bang theory by suggesting the universe expanded evenly in all directions

What is the cosmological principle

400
The Milky Way is currently part of this "neighborhood" of galaxies

What is the Local Group

400

This is the name of "before" galaxies that merge to create larger structures in the Hierarchical Galaxy Formation stage

What are protogalaxies

400

This character carries the One Ring to Mount Doom

Who is Frodo Baggins

500

This is the measurement of the speed of an object moving towards/away from an observer

What is Radial Velocity

500

The type of galaxy likely to form from the merger of two spirals?

What is an Elliptical Galaxy

500

This substance causes light to bend more than it should and galaxies to spin too fast

What is Dark Matter

500

This percentage of dark energy makes up the composition of the universe

What is 68%

500

He is the captain of the starship USS Enterprise in Star Trek: The Original Series

Who is James T. Kirk