8R Unit 3-1: What is Astronomy?

What is the study of the motions and properties of objects in space?

• Planetography

• Spacemogram

• Universetarianism

• Astronomy

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What is the name for everything that exists anywhere?

• Nebula

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Universe

A group of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity

• Universe

• Nebula

• Galaxy

• Solar System

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What is the name of our galaxy?

• The Milky Way

• The Twix Collective

• The Snickers Bunch

• The Kit Kat Group

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How many stars are in a Galaxy?

• None

• One

• Hundreds

• Billions

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The Sun is

• The hottest star

• The only star in our solar system

• The biggest star

• Located at the center of our galaxy

Where is our solar system located in the Milky Way Galaxy?

• At the center

• At the very tip of one of the spiral arms

• Just outside the galaxy

• About halfway down one of the spiral arms

Stars are

• Much larger than Earth

• Much smaller than Earth

• About the same size as Earth

• Imaginary

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What do we call a group of stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth?

• Nebula

• Constellation

• Supernova

• Orbit

How many planets are in our solar system?

• One

• Eight

• Nine

• Billions

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