Quiz  /  Galaxies and the Milky Way: Fact or Fiction?

  • 1. 
    There are about a million galaxies in the universe, most just a few million years old.

  • Fact
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  • 2. 
    The Milky Way is a stand-alone galaxy.

  • Fact
  • Fiction

  • 3. 
    The light from the Milky Way comes from the contributions of millions of stars.

  • Fact
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  • 4. 
    Galaxies never collide.

  • Fact
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  • 5. 
    Earth’s galaxy is called the solar system.

  • Fact
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  • 6. 
    Astronomers can observe the whole of the Milky Way.

  • Fact
  • Fiction

  • 7. 
    The Milky Way is relatively flat in shape.

  • Fact
  • Fiction

  • 8. 
    The largest galaxy in the Local Group is the Milky Way.

  • Fact
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