Relationships in the Universe

Which of these can be made of gases, dust, and hundreds of billions of stars?

• a galaxy

• a planet

• a solar system

• a constellation

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Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the name given to the distance that light can travel in one year that is used to measure distances in the universe?

• Revolutions

• Mile-year

• Light-year

• Miles

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The Universe is a group of solar systems, matter and energy that are in space.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

• Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy

• Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe

• Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe

• Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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 (A.U.)?

• 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, vast, enormous to use traditional units, like miles

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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