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Exploring the Milky Way

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Milky Way?

a)

A moon

b)

A galaxy

c)

A star

d)

A planet

2.

How far can light travel in one year?

a)

Nearly 6 trillion miles

b)

10 billion miles

c)

About 100,000 miles

d)

1 million miles

3.

What is at the very center of the Milky Way?

a)

A planet

b)

A large star

c)

A moon

d)

A giant black hole

4.

What shape is the Milky Way?

a)

Spiral

b)

Triangle

c)

Square

d)

Circular

5.

What is the 'bulge' in the Milky Way?

a)

A planet

b)

A moon

c)

A distant star

d)

The center of the galaxy

6.

How many stars does the Milky Way have at least?

a)

200 billion

b)

100 million

c)

500 million

d)

1 billion

7.

What is a light year?

a)

A measurement of light brightness

b)

A type of star

c)

The time it takes for light to travel from the sun to Earth

d)

The distance light travels in one year

8.

What part of the Milky Way is our solar system located in?

a)

The Galactic Center

b)

The bulge

c)

The halo

d)

A spiral arm

9.

What did ancient Greek philosophers suggest about the Milky Way?

a)

It is a single star

b)

It is a large asteroid

c)

It is a group of planets

d)

It might be made of stars

10.

What did Galileo Galilei discover about the Milky Way?

a)

It is a single light source

b)

It is made of many stars

c)

It is a large planet

d)

It is a moon