Structure of the Universe

A ..... is a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light.

• planet

• galaxy

• star

• moon

A ..... is a large collection of stars, gas, and dust

• moon

• star

• planet

• galaxy

The ....... is space and all the matter and energy in it.

• universe

• moons only

• starts only

• planets only

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A ...... is a spherical body that orbits the sun.

• star

• planet

• galaxy

• solar system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The four planets that orbit farthest from the sun are called gas giant planets. They are

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

• Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, and Mars

• Mars, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A ....... is the distance that light travels through space in one year.

• Meter

• Year

• light year

• kilometer

Clusters and superclusters are areas throughout the universe, where galaxies are .....

• densely concentrated.

• less concentrated

• at the same distance from each other

.......... are huge spherical areas where very little matter exists in the universe .

• voids

• clusters

• superclusters

Which are CLOSEST to the sun?

• Gas Giants

• Terrestrials

What kind of galaxy is this?

• Ring
• Irregular
• Spiral
• Elliptical 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2