WorksheetsExploring the Milky Way
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the Milky Way?
A moon
A galaxy
A star
A planet
How far can light travel in one year?
Nearly 6 trillion miles
10 billion miles
About 100,000 miles
1 million miles
What is at the very center of the Milky Way?
A planet
A large star
A moon
A giant black hole
What shape is the Milky Way?
Spiral
Triangle
Square
Circular
What is the 'bulge' in the Milky Way?
A planet
A moon
A distant star
The center of the galaxy
How many stars does the Milky Way have at least?
200 billion
100 million
500 million
1 billion
What is a light year?
A measurement of light brightness
A type of star
The time it takes for light to travel from the sun to Earth
The distance light travels in one year
What part of the Milky Way is our solar system located in?
The Galactic Center
The bulge
The halo
A spiral arm
What did ancient Greek philosophers suggest about the Milky Way?
It is a single star
It is a large asteroid
It is a group of planets
It might be made of stars
What did Galileo Galilei discover about the Milky Way?
It is a single light source
It is made of many stars
It is a large planet
It is a moon
