Structure of the Universe L1

You live on Earth.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Earth orbits a star called the moon.

• true

• false

Earth and the sun have the same composition.

• true

• false

The sun is just one of many stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

• true

• false

Distances in the universe are extremely large.

• true

• false

A _ is a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light.

A _ is a large collection of stars, gas, and dust.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

_ is the word that scientists use to describe space and all of the energy and matter in it.

The _ is the collection of large and small bodies that orbit our central star, the sun.

• galaxy

• universe

• solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A _ is a spherical body that orbits the sun.

• planet

• moon

• star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2