Scale of the Universe

The sun and everything that revolves around it.

• solar system
• galaxy
• universe
• rotation

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The star at the center of our solar system.

• Sun
• moon
• orbit
• axis

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A large body made of gas or rock that orbits around a star.

• planet
• moon
• star
• super nova

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A rocky body that orbits around a planet.

• moon
• star
• axis
• Sun

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Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?

• It is far away
• It is very big
• It is the closest star to earth
• It is a planet

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Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?

• the moons are keeping them in place
• They were hit by an asteroid
• they were hit by a comet
• the sun's gravity keeps them in place

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Galaxy is a collection of

• a star and the planets and asteroids that orbit around it

• thousands of stars

• billions of stars

• millions of stars

The galaxy we are a part of is called:

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Whirlpool

• Sombrero

From smallest to the largest

• universe, solar system, galaxy

• galaxy, solar system, universe

• solar system, universe, galaxy

• solar system, galaxy, universe

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Millions of pieces of rocky material of various sizes orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These objects are known as -

• Asteroids
• Meteors
• Comets
• Planets

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