Space ULS ch. 2: The Universe, the Galaxy and the Solar System

Question 1

Gravity keeps Earth in ____, moving around the Sun.

Accepted Answer

orbit

Question 2

What galaxy is Earth in?

Accepted Answer

Milky Way

Question 3

What is the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Question 4

What is a good was to think about our galaxy and solar system?

Accepted Answer

The solar system is like a neighborhood in a town., The Milky Way is the only galaxy in space.

Question 5

How many planets orbit the Sun?

Accepted Answer

eight

Question 6

The universe is made up of ____ of galaxies.

Accepted Answer

billions

Question 7

The universe is everything we can touch, ____ and sense.

Accepted Answer

see

Question 8

Gravity is a ____ that weighs things down.

Accepted Answer

force

Question 9

Cosmo is an ____.

Accepted Answer

alien, tour guide

Question 10

What does Mateo want to learn?

Accepted Answer

Mateo wants to learn about how things move in the solar system., Mateo wants to learn about space.

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