Exploring the Scale of the Solar System

What is the approximate diameter of the Sun as described in the video?

• 200 feet

• 20 inches

• 40 feet

• 60 meters

How far would Earth be if the Sun was the size of a basketball?

• 1 kilometer

• 40 feet

• 300 meters

• 60 meters

Which planet is closest in size to Earth?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mercury

How many times further from the Sun is Jupiter compared to Earth?

• About 100 times

• About 5 times

• About 300 times

• About 9 times

Approximately how long would it take for light to travel from the Sun to Jupiter?

• 40 minutes

• 17 years

• 100 years

• 1 hour

What is the speed of Voyager 1 as mentioned in the video?

• All of the above

• 38,000 miles per hour

• 61,000 kilometers per hour

• 17 kilometers per second

How far has Voyager 1 traveled, in astronomical units?

• About 116 AU

• About 50,000 AU

• About 63,000 AU

• About 1,000 AU

What is the estimated distance of the Oort cloud from the Sun in astronomical units?

• About 63,000 AU

• About 1,000 AU

• About 116 AU

• About 50,000 AU

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Kuiper belt?

• Located beyond Neptune

• Contains frozen gases like methane

• Primarily made of rocky elements

• Home to Pluto's orbit

What does the video suggest about the scale of the solar system compared to the universe?

• It's incomparable

• It's the largest part

• It's moderately sized

• It's relatively small