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WorksheetsUniverse Part 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why does it take light so long to reach us from the sun?
Light slows down
It can't get through Earth's atmosphere
It has to travel a vast distance
It is absorbed by things in space
What does a light year measure?
How long it takes light to travel a million miles.
The distance light can travel in one year.
The brightness of the light as it travels.
The number of years it takes for light to reach Earth.
What is used to measure the distance between Earth and the stars?
year
light-year
kilometer
astronomical unit
Which star could you visit in less than five years?
A - 5.9 AU
B. 4.2 AU
C - 430 AU
D. 8.6 AU
Which galaxy would most likely contain the most stars based on their diameter (width)?
Galaxy A - 200,000 light years
Galaxy B - 40, 0000 light years
Galaxy C - 100,000 light years
Galaxy D - 75,000 light years
Which of these statements is TRUE?
The universe is made up of a couple hundred galaxies and millions of stars.
There are a billion stars scattered throughout space.
Millions of stars are held within the gravity of the universe.
The universe is made up of billions of galaxies that are made of billions of stars.
What is this?
moon
galaxy
universe
solar system
Which lists the components of the universe from largest to smallest?
Galaxy - universe - solar systems - planets
Universe - galaxies - solar systems - planets
Galaxy - solar systems - universes - planets
Solar Systems - universe - galaxies - planets
If you see a group of stars together through a telescope,what might you be looking at?
A galaxy
The universe
Main sequence stars
White dwarf stars
Which shows the components of space from smallest to largest?
solar systems - galaxies - universe
galaxies - universe - solar systems
solar systems - universe - galaxies
galaxies - solar systems - universe
