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Crash Course Spaced Out

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Earth?

a)

5 minutes

b)

8 minutes

c)

10 minutes

d)

12 minutes

2.

Which Galaxy is part of our cosmic address?

a)

the Milky Way Galaxy

b)

the Andromeda Galaxy

c)

the Large Magellanic Cloud

d)

the Whirlpool Galaxy

3.

How long does it take for light from Proxima Centauri to reach Earth?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

4.

If the Milky Way was the size of a classroom, _____ would be the size of a playing die

a)

our solar neighbourhood

b)

the Andromeda Galaxy

c)

the Orion Nebula

d)

the Local Group

5.

Distances in deep space are so large that scientists often measure them in units of _____

a)

kilometers

b)

miles

c)

light years

d)

astronomical units

6.

If the solar system was the size of a classroom, _____ would be the size of a grain of salt

a)

the Moon

b)

the Earth

c)

the Sun

d)

Jupiter

7.

A light year is the distance that light travels _____

a)

in one year

b)

in one month

c)

in one week

d)

in one day

8.

If the solar system was the size of a classroom, _____ would be the size of a compact disc.

a)

the Earth's orbit

b)

the Moon's orbit

c)

Jupiter's orbit

d)

the Sun's diameter

9.

The light-year is a measure of _____

a)

time

b)

speed

c)

distance

d)

mass

10.

In one second light can travel around the whole Earth _____

a)

five times

b)

six times

c)

seven times

d)

eight times

11.

If the observable universe was the size of a classroom, the Milky Way would be _____

a)

microscopic, like a bacterium

b)

as large as a basketball

c)

the size of a small city

d)

comparable to a large mountain