Unit 8 Remediation

How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Earth?

• 8 minutes

• 8 seconds

• 8 days

• 8 years

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach the next closest star outside our solar system?

• 4.25 years

• 4.25 days

• 4.25 hours

• 4.25 minutes

Used to measure distances between celestial bodies INSIDE the solar system.

• Astronomical Units

• Light Years

• Kilometers

• Parsecs

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Used to measure distances between celestial bodies OUTSIDE the solar system.

• Astronomical Units

• Light Years

• Kilometers

• Miles

Which distance would best be measured using Astronomical Units?

• distance between the Sun and Mars

• distance between Richmond and Chicago

• distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda

• distance between the Sun and the star Vega

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which distance would best be measured using Light Years?

• distance between the Sun and Neptune

• distance between Richmond and Chicago

• distance between the Milky Way Galaxy and the Pinwheel Galaxy

• distance between the Sun and the star Betelgeuse

How bright a star looks from Earth.

• apparent magnitude

• absolute magnitude

How bright a star is from a standard distance.

• apparent magnitude

• absolute magnitude

+90° declination is where on the celestial sphere?

• north celestial pole

• south celestial pole

• celestial equator

• zenith

Developed the 3 laws of planetary motion

• Kepler

• Newton

• Galilei

• Copernicus