According to the Big Bang Theory, the universe...

is constantly expanding (getting bigger)

The Big Bang Theory suggests...

The universe started in one giant explosion

Compared to Planet A, Planet B has...

Weaker force of gravity with star; longer time to revolve

The outer gas giants are...

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What's the only difference between a planet and a moon?

Moons revolve around planets; planets revolve around stars

At the center of our solar system, there is...

A burning ball of hydrogen and helium

A year on Saturn lasts about 29 Earth years. What does this tell you about Saturn?

It is farther away from the sun

Baby stars are born from...

A nebula of gas that gravity pulls together

If a black hole appeared near Earth, how might Earth be affected?

We might be sucked into the black hole, Time would slow down

Light we see from the sun...

Left the sun about 8 minutes ago

Which is in order from smallest to largest?

Planet, Solar System, Galaxy, Universe

What is true about the outer planets?

Their years are longer than those of inner planets

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Outer Space

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Differentiate objects in the solar system, understand scale of the galaxy and universe in light-years, introduction to the Big Bang.

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1
A light-year is about equal to...
100 Earth years
6 trillion miles
1000 days in space
7 million miles
2
According to the Big Bang Theory, the universe...
is constantly expanding (getting bigger)
has always been the same size
is constantly shrinking (getting smaller)
is a few thousand years old
3
A star will appear brightest if it is...
closer, bigger, and hotter
it is smaller, hotter, and farther away
bigger, cooler, and closer
bigger, hotter, and farther away
4
A day on Saturn lasts 10 Earth hours. What does this tell you about Saturn?
It revolves faster than Earth
It rotates slower than Earth
It is very cold
It rotates faster than Earth
5
The Big Bang Theory suggests...
God made the universe in six days and rested on the seventh
The universe will end in a giant explosion
The universe started in one giant explosion
robots will one day rule Planet Earth
6
This object is made mostly of ice, and it's orbiting the sun. It's a...
Comet
Moon
Meteor
Asteroid
7
Compared to Planet A, Planet B has...
Weaker force of gravity with star; longer time to revolve
Weaker force of gravity with star; shorter time to revolve
Stronger force of gravity with star, shorter time to revolve
Stronger force of gravity with star; longer time to revolve
8
The outer gas giants are...
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Sun, Moon, Alpha Centauri, Ceres
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto
9
The first phase in the life of a star is...
Supernova
Nebula
Red giant
Main Sequence
10
Earth is a _________________ and the Sun is a _________________.
asteroid; galaxy
star; planet
planet; star
moon; star
11
Which two objects are CLOSEST together?
Jupiter and Saturn
Earth and sun
Earth and moon
Earth and Jupiter
12
The hottest kind of star has what color?
White
Blue
Orange
Red
13
What's the only difference between a planet and a moon?
Moons revolve around planets; planets revolve around stars
Moons aren't spheres
Moons are smaller than all planets
Moons rotate at a slower rate
14
At the center of our solar system, there is...
A burning ball of hydrogen and helium
A black hole sucking everything inside
A rocky planet made of iron
A gas giant made of argon
15
If you saw a supernova happening 100 light-years away, when did that supernova occur?
Happened 1 year ago
Happened 100 years ago
Impossible to tell
It just happened
16
What do light-years measure?
Distance
Mass
Time
Speed
17
The inner rocky planets are...
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Venus and Neptune
Jupiter and Saturn
Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Pluto
18
Earth is BIGGER than which of the following objects?
Milky Way
Jupiter
Sun
Mercury
19
A year on Saturn lasts about 29 Earth years. What does this tell you about Saturn?
It is farther away from the sun
It revolves faster than Earth
It rotates faster than Earth
It is very cold
20
A galaxy has...
A black hole surrounded by asteroids
One star and the planets that revolve around it
All existing matter; everything
Millions or billions of stars
21
Baby stars are born from...
A dying planet running out of resources
A black hole that has sucked matter inside
A main sequence star running out of fuel
A nebula of gas that gravity pulls together
22
Europa is an sphere that revolves around Jupiter and could contain life. Europa is a(n)...
Planet
Moon
Asteroid
Comet
23
If a black hole appeared near Earth, how might Earth be affected?
The black hole would begin revolving around Earth
We might be sucked into the black hole
Time would slow down
We would crash into the sun
24
About how many Earths could fit inside the Sun?
1 thousand
10
1 million
100
25
Light we see from the sun...
Is really just light from a supernova extremely far away
Reached us instantly
Left the sun about 8 minutes ago
Has been traveling through space for hundreds of years
26
What will likely happen to a blue giant star when it runs out of fuel?
It sputters out and becomes a black dwarf
It turns into a yellow main sequence star (like the sun)
It explodes in a supernova
It becomes a nebula
27
Which is in order from smallest to largest?
Planet, Solar System, Universe, Galaxy
Planet, Solar System, Galaxy, Universe
Solar System, Planet, Universe, Galaxy
Solar System, Galaxy, Planet, Universe
28
What is true about the outer planets?
You can walk on them
They are closer to the sun than inner planets
They have shorter days than inner planets
Their years are longer than those of inner planets

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