Which galaxy will collide with the Milky Way in several billion years?(1 point)

Responses

Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy
Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy

Large Magellanic Cloud
Large Magellanic Cloud

Local Group
Local Group

Andromeda Galaxy

Andromeda Galaxy

a galaxy containing Earth

Galaxies merge.

Andromeda Galaxy will collide with the Milky Way in several billion years.

Which is the Milky Way?(1 point)

Responses

a galaxy destroyed in a collision
a galaxy destroyed in a collision

a galaxy that does not include our solar system
a galaxy that does not include our solar system

a dwarf galaxy
a dwarf galaxy

a galaxy containing Earth

The correct answer is Andromeda Galaxy. The Andromeda Galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way and is expected to collide with our galaxy in several billion years. The collision is part of an ongoing gravitational interaction between the two galaxies, which are both part of the Local Group, a group of galaxies that includes the Milky Way and Andromeda. To find the answer to this question, you could have researched astronomical studies and scientific findings on the future fate of the Milky Way galaxy.

Which of these events can happen when galaxies collide?(1 point)

Responses

Galaxies disappear.
Galaxies disappear.

Galaxies destroy their stars.
Galaxies destroy their stars.

Galaxies merge.
Galaxies merge.

Galaxies triple in size.

Which method of galaxy formation is expected to dominate far in the future?(1 point)

Responses

primordial collapse
primordial collapse

merging
merging

slow evolution
slow evolution

spreading

merging