Distances in Space

An astronomical unit is...

• The average distance between the Earth and the Sun

• The average distance between the Sun and Neptune

• The diameter of the sun

• The time it takes light to travel across our solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Astronomical units are used for

• Distances within a solar system

• Distances between solar systems

• Distances within galaxies

• Distances between galaxies

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The distance that light can travel in a year is called....

• A light second

• A light minute

• A light month

• A light year

A light year is approximately.....

• 59,987,812 kilometers

• 8,522,846,507 kilometers

• 9,460,730,472,581 kilometres

• 377,160,825,209,412,592 kilometers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This geometrically derived unit equals about 3.26 light years

• Astronomical Unit

• Light year

• Parsec

• Light second

_____________ would be the best to use to measure the distance between galaxies

• Astronomical units

• Light seconds

• Light years

• Parsecs

_______________ would be the best unit to use to measure the distance between the asteroid belt and Pluto

• Astronomical units

• Light seconds

• Light years

• Parsecs

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

_______________ would be the best unit to use to measure the distance between the our sun and Proxima Centauri (our nearest star neighbor).

• Astronomical units

• Light seconds

• Light years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What's wrong with Han Solo's claim of making "the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs"

• Even the Millennium Falcon can't travel that fast

• He should have used 'astronomical units'

• Parsec is a measure of distance, not time

• He should have used 'light seconds'

An object at the other end of the universe is billions of ___________ away.

• AUs

• Light seconds

• Light minutes

• Light years