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Distances in Space and Components of the Universe

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which unit of measurement is used to measure distances within our solar system?

a)

inches

b)

kilometers

c)

miles

d)

Astronomical units

2.

The distance light can travel in one year is ______________

a)

15,000 kilometers

b)

1 light-year

c)

15 Astronomical Units

d)

6,000 miles

3.

What unit of measurement is used to calculate distance in our universe?

a)

astronomical units

b)

kilometers

c)

light years

d)

parsecs

4.

True or False: The universe is expanding.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Scientist still consider the sun the center of the universe

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Wavelengths of light appear to become longer during a ____________.

a)

yellow drift

b)

blue slide

c)

red shift

d)

white sprinkle

7.

A popular theory of the origin of the universe is _____________

a)

adaptive structuration theory

b)

heliocentric theory

c)

theory of relativity

d)

big bang theory

8.

What element is the most plentiful in the universe?

a)

helium

b)

hydrogen

c)

carbon

d)

oxygen

9.

a location where hydrogen atoms fuse into helium atoms, releasing large amounts of light and gamma radiation.

a)

quasar

b)

planet

c)

star

d)

nebula

10.

Area in the universe that is characterized by a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette.

a)

nebula

b)

radon field

c)

galaxy

d)

star

11.

a collection of stars around a gravitational center.

a)

quasar

b)

nebula

c)

universe

d)

galaxy

12.

extremely remote celestial object, emitting exceptionally large amounts of light energy, and typically having a starlike image in a telescope.

a)

galaxy

b)

quasar

c)

moon

d)

pulsar

13.

This is an example of a _______________ galaxy.

a)

irregular

b)

spiral

c)

elliptical

14.

This is an example of a ____________ galaxy.

a)

irregular

b)

spiral

c)

elliptical

15.

This is an example of a ____________ galaxy

a)

irregular

b)

spiral

c)

elliptical