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WorksheetsY8 Stars and Galaxy
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on earth.
True
False
What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way?
Proxima Centauri
Spiral
Andromeda
Elliptical
A light year is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ travelled by _ _ _ _ _ in one Earth _ _ _ _.
(a)
A light year is a measure of time.
True
False
The main gases that burn within the sun are
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Neon and Sulfur
Hydrogen and Helium
The theory that the universe began as a point and has been expanding since is called the _________________.
Point theory
Big l
Big Bang Theory
Big Boom Theory
About how many stars exist in our galaxy?
200 million
200 billion
200 trillion
One
Which galaxy shape is pictured?
Spiral
Elliptical
Irregular
Barred Spiral
The innermost core of our Milky Way may contain a___
Neutron Star
Red Giant
Black Hole
Our Solar System
What shape is the Milky Way?
Elliptical
Irregular
Spiral
Lenticular
Select the correct order for a star's formation
1. Nuclear fusion begins.
2. Gravity pulls gas and dust together.
3. A large cloud of gas and dust exists.
4. A protostar is formed.
1. Nuclear fusion begins.
2. A protostar is formed.
3. Gravity pulls gas and dust together.
4. A large cloud of gas and dust exists.
1. A large cloud of gas and dust exists.
2. Gravity pulls gas and dust together.
3. A protostar is formed.
4. Nuclear fusion begins.
Stars, dust and gas get bound together by gravity to form ______.
black holes
globular clusters
galaxies
solar systems
Which of these space objects is the largest asteroid in the solar system?
Vesta
Pluto
Ceres
Pallas
These are asteroids in the same orbital path as the planets.
Kuiper Belt
Trojan Asteroids
M type asteroids
Asteroid Belt
Every comet has one tail.
TRUE
FALSE
What happens to a comet as it gets close to the Sun?
It forms long tails made of gas and dust
It melts and disappears
It explodes
Which is found in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
Comets
Asteroids
Meteors
Stars
