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Solar System and the Universe
Solar System and the Universe
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The reason telescopes are put in space is because they are closer to what they're observing
False
True
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Our solar system is located in the Milky Way Galaxy
False
True
3
How many meters are in one kilometer?
1,000
100
10,000
10
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What type of galaxy is this?
Irregular Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
Lenticular Galaxy
Elliptical Galaxy
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Parallax is...
relative motion
exact distance
apparent motion
far away
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Which of the following is NOT a method of space exploration?
microscopes
telescopes
human missions
probes
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In a binary star system, the dim star's gravity causes the bright star to wobble
False
True
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What are Binary stars?
Binary earths are two stars orbiting a common center of mass
Binary stars are two stars orbiting a common center of mass
Two galaxy's orbiting each other
Binary stars are three stars orbiting a common center of mass
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The greatest distance that parallax will be useful for calculating distances are
within our galaxy
within our solar system
of distant galaxies
of the most distant objects
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What type of galaxy is this?
Lenticular Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
Elliptical Galaxy
Irregular Galaxy
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Optical telescopes collect...
radio waves
gamma rays
light waves
infrared waves
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The four outer planets are called _____________
great red spot
ice planets
asteroids
gas giants
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Non optical telescopes collect...
infrared waves
radio waves
light waves
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The outer planets have ________ compared to inner planets?
more moons
faster rotations
greater temperatures
metallic soil
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What type of Galaxy is this?
Spiral Galaxy
Elliptical Galaxy
Irregular Galaxy
Lenticular Galaxy
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Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun.
False
True
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Earth rotates in...
1 year
12 months
365 days
24 hours
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Stars appear to move because
they are going 100 mph
they are time travelling
the rotation of the earth
they are late to class
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Astronomers use 'apparent motion' to determine our distance to nearby stars
False
True
