Intro to Space

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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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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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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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

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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Galaxies are held together by.....

• Gravity

• Molecular Fission

• Magnetic Fission

• Molecular Fusion

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___________ is the third planet from the sun

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How many stars are in OUR solar system

• one

• hundreds

• thousands

• billions