a system of stars held together by gravity

Which statement provides the MOST ACCURATE description of the universe?

all of space & all the matter & energy that space contains

Starting from smallest to largest. Which list represents our address in the universe?

Earth, Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy

What does a light-year measure?

the distance that light can travel in one year

Why do the sun and moon appear to be the same size when viewed from Earth?

The moon is much closer to Earth than the sun.

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Duplicate of Universe, Galaxies, Solar System test

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1
A galaxy is
a type of universe
a good idea
a bunch of planets
a system of stars held together by gravity
2
The image below shows a collection of billionsof stars held together by gravity which is called
moon
solar system
galaxy
universe
3
Which of the following does the illustration show?
galaxy
solar system
constellation
universe
4
Mercury
topographical surface features
diameter of the planet
composition of surface minerals
limited atmosphere
5
to infinity and beyond
distant galaxies
Neptune, the farthest planet from our Sun
Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System
the Sun, the star at the center of our solar system
6
What is the largest object in our solar system?
Earth
Jupiter
Earth's moon
Sun
7
Which statement provides the MOST ACCURATE description of the universe?
it is a big collection of stars called the Milky Way
all of space & all the matter & energy that space contains
it is all the stars that can be seen in the sky at night.
it is all the planets and stars that orbit around the Sun.
8
Starting from smallest to largest. Which list represents our address in the universe?
the Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, Earth
Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy, Earth
Earth, Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy
Earth, the Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System
9
What does a light-year measure?
the distance that light can travel in one year
the brightness of light that travels through space
the number of years it takes light to travel to Earth
the time it takes light to travel 1 million km
10
Which of these objects is pictured in the diagram?
meteorite
comet
meteor
an asteroid
11
is a lightyear
distance
speed
time
years
12
What galaxy is this?
Spiral Galaxy
Lenticular Galaxy
Irregular Galaxy
Elliptical Galaxy
13
Which gas giant planet is about 10 times farther from the sun than Earth? HINT: Earth is 1 AU
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
14
Why do the sun and moon appear to be the same size when viewed from Earth?
The moon is much brighter than the sun.
The moon is much closer to Earth than the sun.
The moon is much hotter than the sun.
The moon is much denser than the sun.
15
What Galaxy is this?
Elliptical Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
Irregular Galaxy
Lenticular Galaxy
16
What is responsible for holding the stars, gas, and dust together in a galaxy?
gravity
light
heat
friction
17
Which would BEST be used to describe the distance between Earth & a neighboring galaxy?
miles
astronomical units
kilometers
light years
18
Which object is closest to Earth?
Barnard's star
Triangulum Galaxy
planet Neptune
Andromeda Galaxy
19
Which of the following orders the objects from largest to smallest?
universe, galaxy, star
galaxy, star, universe
universe, star, galaxy
star, galaxy, universe
20
Which statement describes accurately describes two different types of galaxies?
C
D
B
A
21
We are part of a ____________ galaxy.
colorful
spiral
square
big
22
how many kms are in a lightyear
9.5 billion
9.5 trillion
9.5 quintillion
9.5 million
23
What galaxy is this?
Spiral Galaxy
Lenticular Galaxy
Irregular Galaxy
Elliptical Galaxy
24
Which of these objects is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
the Oort Cloud
the Kuiper Belt
the asteroid belt
all of the meteoroids
25
where are we inside of our galaxy?
in the black hole
outside of the galaxy
Orion arm
we dont have a galaxy

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