Space Scale

The star at the center of our solar system. (a)  

• Sun
• moon
• orbit
• axis

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A large body made of gas or rock that orbits around a star.

• planet
• moon
• star
• super nova

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A rocky body that orbits around a planet.

• moon
• star
• axis
• Sun

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The galaxy we are a part of is called:

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Whirlpool

• Sombrero

From smallest to the largest

(a)  

• universe, solar system, galaxy
• galaxy, solar system, universe
• solar system, universe, galaxy
• solar system, galaxy, universe

How many of the stars visible in the night sky are closer to Earth than to the Sun?

• All of them
• None of them
• About half
• Only one

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The sun and everything that revolves around it.

• solar system
• galaxy
• universe
• rotation

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Galaxy is a collection of

(a)  

• planets
• moons
• solar systems

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Which statement best describes the age of our solar system and universe?

• Our solar system and the universe are estimated to be 5 billion years old.

• Our solar system and the universe are estimated to be 10 billion years old.

• Our solar system is at least twice as old as the universe.

• The universe is roughly 13.7 billion years old.

Which is ordered Smallest to largest?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter.
• Venus, Mercury, mars, Earth, Uranus,Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter.
• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Uranus, Earth, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn.

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