C-Palms SC.8.E.5.1 Challenges of Space Travel

Which of the following objects in space are moving?

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Moons

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Which of the following objects in space are moving?

• Stars

• Planets/Dwarf Planets

• Galaxies

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Which of the following distances would best be measured with kilometers (km) and NOT Astronomical units (AU)

• Distance to your school from home

• Distance from Mercury to Jupiter

• Distance from New York to Miami

Which of the following distances would best be measured with Astronomical units (AU) and NOT kilometers (km)

• Distance from the launch pad on Earth to the International Space Station

• Distance from the Earth to the Sun

• Distance from the Earth to Neptune

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Where is the furthest humans have sent probes in space?

• The Moon

• The nearest star to the sun

• To Mars

• Outside the edges of the solar system

What are some of the challenges of space travel?

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With our current technologies, what would be the best place to explore in space and why?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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Sun travels at approximately 299, 792, 299, 792 kilometers per second, but because the Sun is so far from the Earth it takes approximately _____________ for light from the Sun to reach the Earth.

• 8 hours

• 8 Days

• 8 Minutes

• 8 Months

What unit of measure describes the length of time light takes to travel in one year

• Light year

• Parsec

• Quantum

• Kilometer