Solar System and the Milky Way Galaxy Worksheet

Our solar system is part of the massive __________________________ galaxy.

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Triangulum

• Whirlpool

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The ______________ is at the center of our solar system and holds it together.

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Mars

• Jupiter

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A ______________ contains planets, stars, and gas.

• A galaxy contains planets, stars, and gas.

• A solar system contains planets, stars, and gas.

• A universe contains planets, stars, and gas.

• A black hole contains planets, stars, and gas.

Scientists who study the solar system are called __________________________.

• astronomers

• biologists

• geologists

• meteorologists

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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The Milky Way is believed to be between ______________ and ______________ billion years old.

• 10 and 13.6

• 5 and 8

• 15 and 20

• 1 and 3

The solar system spans more than ______________ billion miles across.

• The solar system spans more than 4.6 billion miles across.

• The solar system spans more than 3.2 billion miles across.

• The solar system spans more than 5.8 billion miles across.

• The solar system spans more than 6.5 billion miles across.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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The ______________ gravitational pull keeps the planets in orbit.

• gravitational

• magnetic

• electrical

• nuclear

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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The sun is made primarily of ______________ and ______________ gases.

The sun is ______________ times bigger than Earth.

• The sun is 109 times bigger than Earth.

• The sun is 50 times bigger than Earth.

• The sun is 200 times bigger than Earth.

• The sun is 500 times bigger than Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

It takes about ______________ minutes for sunlight to reach Earth.

• 8

• 5

• 10

• 12