Outer Space By: Bill Nye

We have learned about the universe the same way people have always learned about the universe – by people looking up and saying …

• groovy!

• yes!

• whoa!

• far out!

By looking at the stars, we have learned about...

• our Earth.

• the Moon.

• outer space.

• our Solar System.

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Things in space are very far apart.

• True

• False

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If the Earth were the size Bill Nye shows us, the Sun would be how far away?

• 5 meters

• 10 meters

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

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Some of those points of light in the night sky are _______________ that look like a single point of light that are so far away.

• black holes

• quasars

• groups of billions of stars

• pulsars

What is the fastest thing in the universe?

• Noise

• Sound

• Light

• Radiance

A light year is...

• a year with fewer calories.

• the distance to the nearest star.

• how far light travels in a year.

• the size of our galaxy.

If the Sun is the size of a miniature soccer ball and is placed on the goal of a soccer field, the next star would be how far away?

• 70 kilometers

• 7,000 kilometers

• 700 kilometers

• 70,000 kilometers

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What is a constellation?

• A group of planets

• A group of galaxies

• A group of stars given a name

• Another name for the universe

One of the easiest stars in the sky to find is...

• Zuben el Genubi.

• Canopus, the South Star.

• Polaris, the North Star.

• Vega.