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Reading: The Universe

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of the universe called?

a)

University

b)

Cosmos

c)

Universiology

d)

Cosmology

2.

What are voids?

a)

All the planets and the stars in the sky

b)

The Milky Way

c)

Big, empty spaces in the universe

3.

The Universe has no centre.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

How long does it take light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?

a)

365 days

b)

24 hours

c)

8 seconds

d)

8 minutes

5.

What are light-years?

a)

Years with good luck

b)

Years with a lot of sun

c)

A form of space measurement

6.

Select the things that are part of the universe

a)

Planets

b)

Stars

c)

Solar System

d)

Milky Way

e)

Galaxies

7.

Some scientists today think the universe is flat

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Universe expands

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Planets, stars and galaxies make up around ...

a)

1% of space

b)

25% of space

c)

50% of space

d)

5% of space

10.

There are a lot of dust inside the space

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The observable universe is about...

a)

2 million light-years wide

b)

39 million light-year wide

c)

93 million light-year wide

d)

93 billion light-year wide