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WorksheetsSolar System and Universe
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
Select the order from smallest to largest.
Sun, Milky Way, Local Group, solar system, Universe
Sun, Milky Way, Local Group, universe, solar system
Sun, solar system, Milky Way, Local Group, Universe
Sun, solar system, Universe, Milky Way, Local Group
What evidence supports the idea that our universe is expanding?
There are more and more galaxies every day!
Galaxies are getting farther apart as shown by red shift
Galaxies are getting larger
Galaxies are getting closer as shown by blue shift
We can live on Earth because, UNLIKE the other planets Earth _______
has enough liquid water to support life as we know it today.
has lots of carbon dioxide for us to breathe
has a rocky surface
has temperatures that can fall to 100 degrees below zero in the winter.
Define Universe.
All the galaxies and stars.
Infinite space.
All of space and matter within it.
The dark matter between galaxies.
Planets that have many moons, are considered huge, and are spread very far apart, belong to which group?
Outer planets
Inner planets
the asteroid belt
A solar system model with Earth in the center is known as_________
Kepler's Model
Heliocentric Model
Galileo's Model
Geocentric Model
Today's solar system model is called_______________.
Heliocentric
Ptolemaic
Geocentric
Kepler's Law
Our solar system is located on ___________________in a spiral galaxy called The Milky Way!
the center bulge
Orion's arm
the inner disc near a black hole
Ptolemy's arm
The Big Bang Theory states that the universe started out ____________
Very large and Very hot!
Large and very cold!
as a very large firecracker!
Small and Very hot!
Earth is a very small part of a much larger system known as _______.
The Milky Way Galaxy
Orion's Belt, part of a constellation
Jovian Planets
Halley's Comet
Which answer best describes the evidence of The Big Bang?
Redshift from galaxies
Abundance, or large amounts, of light elements such as helium and hydrogen in the universe.
Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
All of the above are pieces of evidence.
Which is a FALSE statement about The Big Bang?
There is evidence that The Big Bang occurred.
The universe is constantly changing.
The universe is never changing; it remains static
The theory states that it began as a single point in time and was very small and very hot.
Which of the following lists the planets in correct order from SMALLEST to LARGEST?
Earth, Mercury, Neptune, Jupiter
Mercury, Earth, Neptune, Jupiter
Saturn, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter
Jupiter, Neptune, Earth, Mercury
Tonia needs to make a simple model representing how the galaxies are changing over time. Which model described below represents the correct change in the universe over time?
Blowing up a balloon and poking a pin in it.
Placing dots on a balloon, then blowing up the balloon.
Twisting the balloon into small sections.
Blowing up a balloon, putting dots on it, then letting the air out.
Which list below describes the inner planets?
Rocky, Huge in size, many moons
Gaseous atmosphere, little or no moons, spaced far apart.
Rocky, small in size, little or no moons
Rocky, huge in size, spaced far apart,
