Components of the Universe Questions

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Galaxies

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Solar System

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Stars

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Planets

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Other Space Objects

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In your own words, define the term Universe

Which of the following pictures best indicates the Universe?

What is the approximate age of the Universe?

4.6 billion years

5,700 years

10 Billion years

14.6 billion years

Compared to the Earth's solar system, the universe is inferred to be

older and larger

younger and smaller

younger and larger

older and smaller

In your own words, define a galaxy.

At approximately which position is Earth's solar system located?

A

B

C

D

Which celestial feature is largest in actual size?

The Milky Way Galaxy

the Moon

Jupiter

The Sun

The present-day celestial objects labeled A are best identified as

spiral galaxies

terrestrial planets

eccentric comets

asteroid belts

Calculate the distance from our solar system to the center of the Milky way Galaxy

In your own words, define a solar system.

Which sequence correctly lists the relative sizes from smallest to largest?

our solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, universe

Milky Way Galaxy, universe, our solar system

our solar system, universe, Milky Way Galaxy

Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system, universe

What object is not in our solar system

the asteroid belt

Polaris

planets

the Sun

What is the name of the group of planets that includes: Mercury, Earth, Mars and Venus?

Jovian

insterstellar

Terrestrial

Post orbital

In your own words, define a star.

Identify the nuclear process that uses up a star's core hydrogen and produces the energy released by stars in a globular cluster

What is the next stage of the Sun's life?

Supernova

Red Giant

Black Hole

White Dwarf

The age of the sun is

10 billion years

5,700 years

4.6 billion years

13.8 billion years

In your own words, define a planet.

The symbols below are used to represent different regions of space.

Which diagram shows the correct relationship between these four regions? [If one symbol is within another symbol, that means it is part of, or included in, that symbol.]

In your own words, define a moon.

List the following astronomical features, in order of relative size, from smallest to largest.

Our Solar System
Earth's Moon
Jupiter
Sun
Universe
Milky Way Galaxy

Which event occurred less than 10 billion years ago

Big Bang

origin of Earth and Sun

galactic disk forms

Space cools to approximately 3K

Some fragments taken from the site have a nickel-iron composition. This evidence indicates that the crater probably was formed by

an eruption of a volcano

an underwater explosion

the impact of a meteorite from space

the collapse of a cavern roof

The object in the photograph is most likely

Neptune

Mercury

Earth's Moon

an asteroid

Order the object from smallest to largest

planet
galaxy
meteor
moon
asteroid
universe

Which of the following pictures best indicates the Universe?

What is the approximate age of the Universe?

4.6 billion years

5,700 years

10 Billion years

14.6 billion years

Compared to the Earth's solar system, the universe is inferred to be

older and larger

younger and smaller

younger and larger

older and smaller

At approximately which position is Earth's solar system located?

A

B

C

D

Which celestial feature is largest in actual size?

The Milky Way Galaxy

the Moon

Jupiter

The Sun

The present-day celestial objects labeled A are best identified as

spiral galaxies

terrestrial planets

eccentric comets

asteroid belts

Which sequence correctly lists the relative sizes from smallest to largest?

our solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, universe

Milky Way Galaxy, universe, our solar system

our solar system, universe, Milky Way Galaxy

Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system, universe

What object is not in our solar system

the asteroid belt

Polaris

planets

the Sun

What is the name of the group of planets that includes: Mercury, Earth, Mars and Venus?

Jovian

insterstellar

Terrestrial

Post orbital

Identify the nuclear process that uses up a star's core hydrogen and produces the energy released by stars in a globular cluster

gravitational accretion

nuclear fission

nuclear fusion

evaporation

convection

What is the next stage of the Sun's life?

Supernova

Red Giant

Black Hole

White Dwarf

The age of the sun is

10 billion years

5,700 years

4.6 billion years

13.8 billion years

The symbols below are used to represent different regions of space.

Which diagram shows the correct relationship between these four regions? [If one symbol is within another symbol, that means it is part of, or included in, that symbol.]

List the following astronomical features, in order of relative size, from smallest to largest.

Our Solar System

Earth's Moon

Jupiter

Sun

Universe

Milky Way Galaxy

Which event occurred less than 10 billion years ago

Big Bang

origin of Earth and Sun

galactic disk forms

Space cools to approximately 3K

Some fragments taken from the site have a nickel-iron composition. This evidence indicates that the crater probably was formed by

an eruption of a volcano

an underwater explosion

the impact of a meteorite from space

the collapse of a cavern roof

The object in the photograph is most likely

Neptune

Mercury

Earth's Moon

an asteroid

Order the object from smallest to largest

planet

galaxy

meteor

moon

asteroid

universe

Components of the Universe Questions

Components of the Universe Questions

In your own words, define the term Universe

In your own words, define a galaxy.

Calculate the distance from our solar system to the center of the Milky way Galaxy

In your own words, define a solar system.

In your own words, define a star.

In your own words, define a planet.

In your own words, define a moon.

In your own words, define the term Universe

Which of the following pictures best indicates the Universe?

What is the approximate age of the Universe?

Compared to the Earth's solar system, the universe is inferred to be

In your own words, define a galaxy.

At approximately which position is Earth's solar system located?

Which celestial feature is largest in actual size?

The present-day celestial objects labeled A are best identified as

Calculate the distance from our solar system to the center of the Milky way Galaxy

In your own words, define a solar system.

Which sequence correctly lists the relative sizes from smallest to largest?

What object is not in our solar system

What is the name of the group of planets that includes: Mercury, Earth, Mars and Venus?

In your own words, define a star.

Identify the nuclear process that uses up a star's core hydrogen and produces the energy released by stars in a globular cluster

What is the next stage of the Sun's life?

The age of the sun is

In your own words, define a planet.

The symbols below are used to represent different regions of space.Which diagram shows the correct relationship between these four regions? [If one symbol is within another symbol, that means it is part of, or included in, that symbol.]

In your own words, define a moon.

List the following astronomical features, in order of relative size, from smallest to largest.

Which event occurred less than 10 billion years ago

Some fragments taken from the site have a nickel-iron composition. This evidence indicates that the crater probably was formed by

The object in the photograph is most likely

Order the object from smallest to largest

The symbols below are used to represent different regions of space.

Which diagram shows the correct relationship between these four regions? [If one symbol is within another symbol, that means it is part of, or included in, that symbol.]