Beyond the Solar System

Our Galaxy (in which the Solar system lives is called....

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Eye of Sauron

• Magellanic Cloud

In our galaxy there are ???? of stars

• hundreds

• thousands

• millions

• billions

In the Universe there are ????? of galaxies

• hundreds

• thousands

• millions

• billions

The farthest human-made object from Earth is called

• Battlestar Galactica

• Voyager 1

• Starship Enterprise

• Beagle 2

Scientists think that most of the comets, asteroids and dwarf planets have come from two regions in the Solar System, these are called (select 2 answers)

• Oort Cloud

• Intrernet Cluod

• Kuiper Belt

• Orions Belt

The next nearest start to Earth (after the Sun) is called...

• Antares

• Betelgeuse

• Proxima Centauri

• Sirius A

The nearest star to Earth (after the Sun) is smaller than the Sun. By how much is its diameter smaller?

• 7 times

• 12 times

• 90 times

• 1000 times

Astronomers think the object at the centre of "our" galaxy is a

• Huge star

• Man made satellite

• Large planet

• Black Hole

What device have scientists used to help make models of out galaxy?

• microscope

• binoculars

• telescope

• magnifying glass

The word "Galaxy" comes from which language

• Latin

• French

• Arabic

• Greek