Edexcel GCSE Space

Which statement is true?

• The galaxies are moving toward us.

• The galaxies are moving away from us.

• The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

• None of the above

Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

• Red Shift

• Wave Length

• Spectrum

• Microwave

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

• unshift

• blackshift

The force keeping a planet in orbit around the sun is...

• Friction
• Tension
• Gravity
• weight

The four inner planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

Which list shows in correct order the fewest stars to the greatest number of stars?

• Our solar system, the universe, the Milky Way Galaxy

• The universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system

• Our solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy, the universe

• The Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system, the universe

Two factors effecting the strength of gravity between 2 objects are...

• weight and mass

• distance and weight

• mass and matter

• mass and distance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following never changes no matter where you are in the universe? 

• Pounds 
• weight 
• Force
• Mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A person would weigh less on the moon than on the Earth because...

• the moon has less mass, and therefore less gravity
• the moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• the moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• the moon has more mass, and therefor more gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4