Distances

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following scenarios would we use Light Years to determine, not Astronomical Units (AU)?

• distance from Mercury to Saturn

• distance from Sun to Neptune

• distance from Earth to Sun

• distance from Asteroid Belt to the Betelgeuse Star

Which of the following is CLOSEST to planet Earth:

• Jupiter

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Earth's moon

• the Sun

A kilometre = ------- metres

• 1000

• 100

• 10

Which of these is a correct relationship?

• 1 m = 100 cm

• 1 m = 1000 mm

• 1 km = 1000 m

• All of these

The S.I. base unit of length is the 

• gram

• foot 

• yard

• meter 

Estimate the length of the thread.

• 15cm

• 14.5 cm

• 10 cm

• 13.5 cm

Which is the most correct way to measure the length of the box?

• (a)

• (b)

• (c)

• (d)

Which of the following units is most appropriate for measuring the distance between stars?

• Kilometers

• Miles

• Light years

• Astronomical units

What is the approximate distance from the Earth to the Sun?

• 93 million miles

• 150 million kilometers

• 1 light year

• Both A and B