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Universe Part 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does it take light so long to reach us from the sun?

a)

Light slows down

b)

It can't get through Earth's atmosphere

c)

It has to travel a vast distance

d)

It is absorbed by things in space

2.

What does a light year measure?

a)

How long it takes light to travel a million miles.

b)

The distance light can travel in one year.

c)

The brightness of the light as it travels.

d)

The number of years it takes for light to reach Earth.

3.

What is used to measure the distance between Earth and the stars?

a)

year

b)

light-year

c)

kilometer

d)

astronomical unit

4.

Which star could you visit in less than five years?

a)

A - 5.9 AU

b)

B. 4.2 AU

c)

C - 430 AU

d)

D. 8.6 AU

5.

Which galaxy would most likely contain the most stars based on their diameter (width)?

a)

Galaxy A - 200,000 light years

b)

Galaxy B - 40, 0000 light years

c)

Galaxy C - 100,000 light years

d)

Galaxy D - 75,000 light years

6.

Which of these statements is TRUE?

a)

The universe is made up of a couple hundred galaxies and millions of stars.

b)

There are a billion stars scattered throughout space.

c)

Millions of stars are held within the gravity of the universe.

d)

The universe is made up of billions of galaxies that are made of billions of stars.

7.

What is this?

a)

moon

b)

galaxy

c)

universe

d)

solar system

8.

Which lists the components of the universe from largest to smallest?

a)

Galaxy - universe - solar systems - planets

b)

Universe - galaxies - solar systems - planets

c)

Galaxy - solar systems - universes - planets

d)

Solar Systems - universe - galaxies - planets

9.

If you see a group of stars together through a telescope,what might you be looking at?

a)

A galaxy

b)

The universe

c)

Main sequence stars

d)

White dwarf stars

10.

Which shows the components of space from smallest to largest?

a)

solar systems - galaxies - universe

b)

galaxies - universe - solar systems

c)

solar systems - universe - galaxies

d)

galaxies - solar systems - universe