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The Sun a Star in the Milky Way Galaxy

The Sun a Star in the Milky Way Galaxy

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Presentation

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Science

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5th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-4, MS-PS1-1

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Victoria Boone

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2 Slides • 9 Questions

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​THE MILKY WAY

​The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy with spiral arms and a bright center made up of billions and billions of stars that range in size and age.

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Multiple Choice

The Sun is located in the ____ of one of the Milky Way's Spiral Arms.

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Left side

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Middle

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Right Side

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Bottom

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Multiple Select

Our Milky Way consists of ____?

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Gas

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Water

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Stars

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Dust

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​TYPES OF GALAXIES

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Fill in the Blanks

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galaxies have very little gas and dust and are made up of mostly old stars.

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galaxies are disk shaped and made up of gas, dust, and newly forming stars.

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galaxies are full of gas and dust , and is the place where the majority of new stars form, making them very bright.

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Multiple Choice

How many stars are in our solar system?

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1,000

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1,000,000

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1

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100

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Fill in the Blanks

The Sun is the

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star in our solar system.

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Multiple Choice

All stars are ____ of ____ that emit light energy.

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giant spheres

burning gases

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giant cubes

cold gases

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small spheres

burning gases

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small cubes

cold gases

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Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

is the force of attraction that pulls bodies towards the center of earth or any other physical body having mass

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​THE MILKY WAY

​The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy with spiral arms and a bright center made up of billions and billions of stars that range in size and age.

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