Astronomy Knowledge Check

Order these from largest to smallest.

• Galaxy, Universe, Planetary System, Solar System

• Planetary System, Solar System, Galaxy, Universe

• Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Planetary System

• Solar System, Universe, Galaxy, Planetary System

Which of these planets do not have a moon?

• Venus

• Earth

• Neptune

• Uranus

What phase of the Moon is pictured?

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• New Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The largest and most massive planet in our solar system is ...

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Earth

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The smallest and closest planet to the sun is ...

• Venus

• Pluto

• Mars

• Mercury

How far away is the sun?

• 9530 miles

• 93 million miles

• 530 million miles

• 5 Kilometers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A light year (ly) is a unit of ...

• time

• distance

• speed

If the Earth was not tilted we would not have ......

• tides

• a moon

• seasons

• rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What year did we land on the moon?

• 1965

• 1969

• 1970

• 1972

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of star is our sun?

• Main Sequence

• White Dwarf

• Red Giant

• Protostar