Exploring the Solar System and Beyond

What is the main feature of the solar system that typical diagrams often ignore?

• The Oort Cloud

• The space inside the solar system

• The Kuiper Belt

• The positions of the planets

If the Sun's diameter is scaled down to 30 cm, how wide would Earth be?

• 2.7 mm

• 5 mm

• 1 mm

• 10 mm

How does the size of Jupiter compare to the Sun?

• Jupiter is twice the size of the Sun

• Jupiter is half the size of the Sun

• Jupiter is the same size as the Sun

• The Sun is about 10 times larger than Jupiter

Where is Uranus located in relation to the Sun and Pluto?

• Closer to Pluto than to the Sun

• At the midpoint between the Sun and Pluto

• Farther from both the Sun and Pluto

• Closer to the Sun than to Pluto

Why do some people no longer consider Pluto a planet?

• It is too close to the Sun

• It is extremely remote and small

• It is larger than Mercury

• It is closer to Earth than the Sun

How many computer screens would be needed to display a scale map of the Solar System from the Sun to Pluto?

• 3,000 screens

• 500 screens

• 1,256 screens

• 2,000 screens

How long did it take the New Horizons spacecraft to reach Pluto?

• 12 years

• 5 years

• 7 years

• 9 years and 9 months

What is the estimated time to reach the Oort Cloud from Pluto at the speed of New Horizons?

• 20,000 years

• 10,000 years

• 5,000 years

• 1,000 years

What percentage of the universe is made up of 'Nothing'?

• 100%

• 99.999999999999999999958%

• 75%

• 50%

What is the main reason our existence is considered special in the universe?

• We are the largest beings in the universe

• We are accidental glitches in a uniform expanse of Nothing

• We are the only intelligent life forms

• We have explored the entire universe