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WorksheetsBeyond the Solar System
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Our Galaxy (in which the Solar system lives is called....
Andromeda
Milky Way
Eye of Sauron
Magellanic Cloud
In our galaxy there are ???? of stars
hundreds
thousands
millions
billions
In the Universe there are ????? of galaxies
hundreds
thousands
millions
billions
The farthest human-made object from Earth is called
Battlestar Galactica
Voyager 1
Starship Enterprise
Beagle 2
Scientists think that most of the comets, asteroids and dwarf planets have come from two regions in the Solar System, these are called (select 2 answers)
Oort Cloud
Intrernet Cluod
Kuiper Belt
Orions Belt
The next nearest start to Earth (after the Sun) is called...
Antares
Betelgeuse
Proxima Centauri
Sirius A
The nearest star to Earth (after the Sun) is smaller than the Sun. By how much is its diameter smaller?
7 times
12 times
90 times
1000 times
Astronomers think the object at the centre of "our" galaxy is a
Huge star
Man made satellite
Large planet
Black Hole
What device have scientists used to help make models of out galaxy?
microscope
binoculars
telescope
magnifying glass
The word "Galaxy" comes from which language
Latin
French
Arabic
Greek
What is outside of the Universe?
Another Universe
Cannot answer this question
The internet cloud
What is the estimated size of the observable universe in Light Years?
9
9300
93,000,000
93,000,000,000
