Space, Solar System, The Life and Death of Stars, Seasons

The study of what is beyond Earth is called?

• Astronomy

• Oceanography

• Entomologist

• Immunology

• Podiatrist

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Since Space is so vast what is used to measure distance?

• Astronomical Units (A.U.) and Light Years

• Millimeters (MM) and Centimeters (CM)

• Kelvin (K) and Celsius (°C)

• Mole (mol) and Candela (cd)

An A.U. is the distance from the Sun to the Earth (~150 million km). If you have something 900 million km away from, What is the distance in A.U.?

• 6 A.U.

• 5 A.U.

• 7 A.U.

• 8 A.U.

• 4 A.U.

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Distances in space are gigantic. How far is the closest star to Earth (besides our sun)?

• 38,000,000,000,000 km

• 38,000,000,000,000 m

• 38,000,000,000,000 inches

• 38,000,000,000,000 feet

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What is used to measure really long distances?

• Light Year

• Miles

• Sound Year

• Hectometer

• Kilometer

A light year is the distance that light can travel in a year. What is the distance of 5 light years?

• 94,607 X 10¹² km

• 189,214 X 10¹² km

• 378,428 X 10¹² km

• 756,856 X 10¹² km

• 473,035 X 10¹² km

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Alpha Centauri (nearest star) is how many light years away?

• 1 light year

• 2 light years

• 3 light years

• 4 light years

• 5 light years

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The center of our galaxy is how far away?

• 27,700 light years

• 277 X 10² light years

• 435 X 10³ light years

• 14,300 light years

• 435,000 light years

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Andromeda is the nearest large galaxy, which is how far from Earth?

• 2,900,000 light years

• 29 X 10⁵ light years

• 27,700 light years

• 277 X 10² light years

• 45,793 X 10¹⁵ light years

How long will it take Voyager to cross the Milky Way Galaxy?

• Over a billion years

• Under a million years

• Under a billion years

• Over a million years

• One week

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