Intro to Space Week 4

A ____ is a huge system of gas, dust, stars, and objects orbiting stars that is held together by the force of gravity.

• galaxy

• comet

• meteor

• gas giant

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The sun and everything that revolves around it.

• solar system
• galaxy
• universe
• rotation

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We live in the ___________ galaxy.

• Andromeda
• M42
• Milky Way 
• M81

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Our galaxy is a ________ galaxy.

• Irregular
• Elliptical
• Spiral
• Twirl

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Which hierarchy is correct, from largest to smallest?

• universe, solar system, galaxy, planet, star
• universe, star, planet, solar system, galaxy
• galaxy, universe, solar system, planet, star
• universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet

Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?

• the moons are keeping them in place
• They were hit by an asteroid
• they were hit by a comet
• the sun's gravity keeps them in place

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What orbits Earth?

• Mars

• Sun

• Moon

• Mr. L

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All matter in the universe AND spacetime was created by what event?

• The Big Bang

• The Enormous Explosion

• The Super Colossal Slam

• A Whale of a Wham

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Matter is:

• Mass

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• Elements of our world

• Ways that we look at the importance of ideas

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The universe is expanding!  This means that:

• all of the galaxies are spreading out.
• the universe must have started from a single point.
• the universe is cooling down.
• all of the above.

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