Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe

Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy

Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe

Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

What is 1 Astronomical Unit?

The distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.

The distance from the center of Earth to the center of the Moon.

The distance of one entire revolution around the Sun by the Earth.

The distance Light travels in a year.

What is the name of our galaxy?

Our galaxy is called the Milky Way galaxy

Our galaxy is called the Andromeda galaxy

Our galaxy is called the Grand spiral galaxy.

Our galaxy is called the Whirlpool galaxy.

Does light travel instantaneously (right away)?

Light does not travel instantaneously; it takes time for light to travel through the universe.

Light travels instantaneously; it takes no time for light to travel through the universe.

When we look at images of astronomical bodies are we looking at them in the present?

Looking at current images of distant astronomical bodies is like looking back in time; the light that we see does not show what the object looks like now but how it looked when the light was emitted.

Looking at current images of distant astronomical bodies is like looking forward in time; the light that we see does not show what the object looks like now but how it will look when our galaxies align.

Looking at current images of distant astronomical bodies is like looking at a our current point in time; the light that we see shows what the object looks like now.

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What type of galaxy is this?

Spiral

Elliptical

Irregular

Irrational

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of galaxy is this?

Spiral

Elliptical

Irregular

Irrational

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?

Spiral

Elliptical

Irregular

Constellation

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What are galaxies held together by?

Gravitational Attraction

Stars

Other galaxies

Dust and Gas

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What are the the 3 types of galaxies?

Spiral Galaxies, Regular Galaxies, and Lliptical Galaxies

Spiral Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies, and Elliptical Galaxies

Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Spiral Galaxies

Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Irregular Galaxies

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What type of galaxy is this?

Spiral

Elliptical

Irregular

Irrational

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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The type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.

Spiral

Elliptical

Irregular

Constellation

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Galaxies

What type of galaxy is this?

What type of galaxy is this?

What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?

What are galaxies held together by?

What are the the 3 types of galaxies?

What type of galaxy is this?

The type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.

The closest star to the sun is the...

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.

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