WorksheetsUnit 2 TEST: My Place and Distance in Space
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which of the following best describes Earth’s specific location in space?
within a solar system
in a cluster of galaxies
at the edge of a supercluster.
at the center of a spiral galaxy.
Reorder the following from smallest to largest.
Solar system
Galaxy
Local Group
Local Supercluster
Universe
Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth after the Sun and is located 4.3 light years away from Earth. How long does it take light from Proxima Centauri to reach Earth?
1 year
4.3 years
43 years
10 trillion years
If two stars are 100 light-years apart, what does this mean?
One of the stars formed 100 years before the other.
The stars are 100 million kilometers from each other.
It takes 100 years for light to travel from one star to the other.
It would take 100 years for a spaceship to travel between these two stars.
Cameron was asked to express the distance between the Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy. What is the most appropriate unit of measurement to use and why?
Stars and nebulae make up the composition of which area of space?
Local Group
Galaxy
Earth
Solar System
An astronomical unit (AU) is _________.
Any very large unit, such as a light-year
The average distance between any two planets
The average distance between the Sun and Earth
The average distance between the Sun and the Astro Belt
Which two astronomical bodies are farthest apart?
Earth and Mars
Earth and the Sun
Earth and the Moon
Earth and Proxima Centauri (Star)
Which unit of measurement is used to measure distances within our solar system?
Km
AU
M
Light Years
Dakota and Amiya were discussing the best definition to describe the term, “lightyear”.
What definition would be best?
The distance light can travel in a year
The speed light travels
How many years it takes light to be emitted
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
Match the following astronomical bodies to their proper compositions
Solar System
Comets, planets, asteroids, meteors
Galaxy
Star and nebulae
Universe
Milky Way Galaxy
Local Group
A group of 3 galaxies
What is the main difference between asteroid and comet?
An asteroid and comet are made of the same thing.
An asteroid has the same composition as a comet except a comet has an ice shell.
An asteroid has the same composition as a comet except a an asteroid has an ice shell.
An asteroid is on Earth and a comet is in space.
What does a light-year measure?
Brightness
Time
Distance
Wavelength
Describe when you would use each of the following units of measurement: km, light years, and AU. (1-2 sentences)
What does astronomical units and light-years have in common?
Both measure the speed of light in a vacuum.
Both measure the energy emitted by astronomical bodies.
Both measure the amount of time it takes for light to reach Earth.
Both measure the distance between objects in space
The universe contains . . . .
few black holes
billions of galaxies
millions of stars
few wavelengths
In the image , what does X represent?
1 light-year
1 meter
1 year
1 AU
What holds clusters of matter together in the universe?
gravity
light
radiation
superclusters
In one word, how many stars are in an galaxy?
Which correctly states the distances from Earth, from closest to farthest?
Sun, Moon, Pluto, Asteroid Belt, Milky Way Galaxy
Moon, Sun, Asteroid Belt, Pluto, Milky Way Galaxy
Sun, Moon, Pluto, Asteroid Belt, Milky Way Galaxy
Moon, Sun, Pluto, Asteroid Belt, Milky Way Galaxy
