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Beyond the Solar System

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our Galaxy (in which the Solar system lives is called....

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Eye of Sauron

d)

Magellanic Cloud

2.

In our galaxy there are ???? of stars

a)

hundreds

b)

thousands

c)

millions

d)

billions

3.

In the Universe there are ????? of galaxies

a)

hundreds

b)

thousands

c)

millions

d)

billions

4.

The farthest human-made object from Earth is called

a)

Battlestar Galactica

b)

Voyager 1

c)

Starship Enterprise

d)

Beagle 2

5.

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)

a)

Oort Cloud

b)

Intrernet Cluod

c)

Kuiper Belt

d)

Orions Belt

6.

The next nearest start to Earth (after the Sun) is called...

a)

Antares

b)

Betelgeuse

c)

Proxima Centauri

d)

Sirius A

7.

The nearest star to Earth (after the Sun) is smaller than the Sun. By how much is its diameter smaller?

a)

7 times

b)

12 times

c)

90 times

d)

1000 times

8.

Astronomers think the object at the centre of "our" galaxy is a

a)

Huge star

b)

Man made satellite

c)

Large planet

d)

Black Hole

9.

What device have scientists used to help make models of out galaxy?

a)

microscope

b)

binoculars

c)

telescope

d)

magnifying glass

10.

The word "Galaxy" comes from which language

a)

Latin

b)

French

c)

Arabic

d)

Greek

11.

What is outside of the Universe?

a)

Another Universe

b)

Cannot answer this question

c)

The internet cloud

12.

What is the estimated size of the observable universe in Light Years?

a)

9

b)

9300

c)

93,000,000

d)

93,000,000,000