Crash Couse Kids: Spaced Out and Galaxies

A light year is a measure of __________________.

• time

• distance

• density

• pressure

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A light year is the distance that light can travel in one ______________.

• second

• minute

• day

• year

If we used our classroom to model the solar system, what would be best used to represent the sun?

• a beach ball

• a grain of salt

• a blueberry

• a tennis ball

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If we used the classroom to model the Milky Way galaxy, what would best be used to represent our solar system?

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How long does it take for light from Proxima Centauri (the closest star, other than the Sun, to Earth) to reach us?

• 8 minutes

• 8 hours

• 4 + years

• 4 months

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What is ONE thing you learned from this video?

Please answer using at least one complete sentence.

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How many stars are in our solar system?

• 1

• 1 million

• 100 billion

• 1 trillion

What is the name of our galaxy?

• The Milky Way

• The Snickers

• The Local Group

• Andromeda

On which arm of the Milky Way is our solar system located?

• The Outer Arm

• The Perseus Arm

• The Sagittarius Arm

• The Orion Arm

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Which type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

• Spiral

• Barrel Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular