Astronomical Distances Formative Quiz

A light year is the 

• distance that light travels in one year
• Speed at which light travels 
• Distance between the sun and the earth. 
• Distance at which light no longer exists. 

What is an astronomical unit (AU)?

• the time it takes light to travel one year

• the distance between the Earth and the Moon

• the distance between the Earth and the Sun

• the distance between the Earth and Neptune

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What do we use astronomical units to measure?

• distances in our solar system
  
• How far our solar system is from others in our galaxy.
  
• The distances between galaxies. 
  
• The distance from one side of the universe to the other. 

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Why do we use light years and astronomical units to measure distances in space?

• Scientists want to sound smart.

• Hubble discovered these units and wanted to use them.

• Space is too small to use km, it wouldn't make sense.

• Space is too big to use traditional units like meters.

Which of the following scenarios would be appropriate to use light years?

• From the sun to Earth

• from Earth to Neptune

• from the Milky Way to its closest galaxy

• Asteroid Belt to the Kuiper Belt

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Which of the following is CLOSEST to planet Earth:

• Jupiter

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Earth's moon

• the Sun

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500 kilometers converted to meters is equal to

• 5 meters

• 50 meters

• 500,000 meters

• 0.5 Meters

200 centimeters converted to meters is equal to

• 0.2 meters

• 20 meters

• 2 meters

• 200,000 meters

Which is best for measuring an ant?

• meters

• millimeters

• kilometers

• Light Years

Which is best for measuring the length of a classroom?

• milimeters

• kilometers

• centimeters

• meters