Which two objects would have the greatest distance between them?

the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy

put the following in order of SMALLEST to LARGEST.

star, solar system, galaxy, universe.

Which statement is false about galaxies

our closest one is the little dipper only 1 light year away.

the distance from earth to the sun.

Which is NOT true about the image?

it was widely accepted when it was introduced

If this is our galaxy, what does the yellow circle on the image represent?

our solar system and all of the stars we can see from earth

the distance light travels in a year.

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1
Which two objects would have the greatest distance between them?
Jupiter and the Sun
the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy
Our sun and the star Sirius
Our sun and Pluto
2
What type of solar system model is being shown?
heliocentric
lunarcentric
geocentric
earthcentric
3
What is the image showing?
a universe
a solar system
a galaxy
a star cluster
4
Which of the following is NOT true about the force of gravity?
Applies to only planets.
Is a universal force.
A force exerted on all objects.
Affected by mass and distance.
5
put the following in order of SMALLEST to LARGEST.
star, solar system, galaxy, universe.
solar system, star, galaxy, universe.
universe, galaxy, solar system, star.
solar system, star, universe, galaxy.
6
Which statement is false about galaxies
there are billions of them in the universe
they contain billions of stars
our closest one is the little dipper only 1 light year away.
they are thousands of light years wide
7
Galileo helped support Copernicus with the help of what tool?
triple beam balance
meter stick
telescope
microscope
8
Earth, moon, The sun, and the Milky Way are represented in the picture. Which one is Earth?
Z
Y
W
X
9
Newton discovered orbit depends on what two forces?
gravity and inertia
inertia and weight
mass and inertia
gravity and mass
10
What unit of measure would an astronomer use to measure the distance between two galaxies?
kilometers
light years
miles
astronomical units (AUs)
11
What is 1 AU?
the amount of time it takes light to reach earth.
the distance between the earth and the moon.
the distance from earth to the sun.
the distance light travels in 1 year.
12
Who proposed the idea that the sun was in the center of the solar system?
Ptolemy
Kepler
Copernicus
Galileo
13
The strength of gravity depends on what two things?
mass and weight
distance and weight
distance and mass
inertia and mass
14
When a disk of planetary dust spins and sticks together, what is it known as?
fusion
accretion
fission
condensing
15
Which is NOT true about the image?
it is the heliocentric model
it places the sun in the center of the solar system
it was widely accepted when it was introduced
it was introduced by copernicus
16
If this is our galaxy, what does the yellow circle on the image represent?
a galaxy
our sun
our sun and our 8 planets (our solar system)
our solar system and all of the stars we can see from earth
17
What is a light year
the amount of light produced in 1 year.
amount of time it takes light from the sun to reach earth.
the distance light travels in a year.
the speed that light travels in one year.
18
What is the largest object in our solar system?
jupiter
the andromeda galaxy
saturn's largest moon
the sun

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