Intro to the Universe

True or False.

The sun is a star.

• True

• False

Select the name of our Sun.

• Bill

• Sally

• Sol

• Sunny

What does Astro mean in Latin?

• Hot

• Universe

• Moon

• Star

True or False.

We live in the Milky Way Galaxy

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How do astronomers measure distance in space?

• Space-years

• light-years

• kilometers

• miles

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The closest star outside our Solar system is 4.3 light-years away. If you were traveling at the speed of light, how many years would it take to reach the star?

• 1 year

• 4.3 years

• Impossible to calculate

• 43 years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Select the planet that is larger than the Sun.

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Uranus

• None of the planets are larger than the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many stars are in our Solar System?

• 1

• Billions

• 0

• Trillions

True or False.

A light-year is a shorter distance than an Astronomical Unit.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a Cosmologist?

• A scientist that studies comets

• A scientist that studies all of Astronomy

• A scientist that studies the Universe

• A makeup artist.