WorksheetsDistance in Space
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What travels the FASTEST?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
c)
You
2.
When we measure how far light travels in a year, we are talking about _ of miles.
a)
hundred
b)
thousands
c)
millions
d)
billions
e)
trillions
3.
A light year is a measure of
a)
brightness
b)
time
c)
distance
d)
color
4.
What galaxy do we live in?
a)
Andromeda
b)
Milky Way
c)
Solar System
d)
Parallax
5.
How do we determine the distance of a star or galaxy?
a)
Parallax
b)
Luminosity (brightness)
c)
BOTH Parallax and Luminosity
6.
How long does it take light from the Sun to reach us?
a)
8 minutes
b)
1 light year
c)
5 milllion years
d)
17 days
7.
What do stars produce that we use to study them?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
mass
8.
What is the closest Star to Earth?
(a)
9.
What is NASA's main piece of equipment they use to take pictures and study the stars?
a)
Hubble Space Telescope
b)
Sony Camera
c)
Iphone
d)
Chromebook
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