Solar System, Galaxy, Universe: What's the Difference?

What does our Solar System consist of?

• Only asteroids and comets

• Only planets and moons

• The Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dust

• Only the Sun and Earth

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How many stars are there in the Milky Way Galaxy?

• 200 – 400 million

• 200 – 400 billion

• 5,500

• 13.2 billion

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What is the Hubble Extreme Deep Field?

• An image containing tons of galaxies

• An image of the Milky Way Galaxy

• An image of the Sun

• An image of the Solar System

Which telescope, that was recently sent, will explore galaxies forming at the beginning of the universe?

• OSIRIS-REx

• International Space Station

• James Webb Space Telescope

• Hubble Space Telescope

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What is the relationship between the Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, and the Universe?

• The Solar System contains all galaxies

• The Universe is a part of the Milky Way Galaxy

• The Milky Way Galaxy is one of many galaxies in the Universe

• The Solar System is larger than the Milky Way Galaxy

What is the scale comparison of the Solar System to the Milky Way Galaxy?

• The Solar System is as large as North America

• The Solar System is the same size as the Milky Way

• The Solar System is in the Milky Way

• The Solar System is larger than the Milky Way

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What is the significance of the Hubble Space Telescope?

• It is used for communication with astronauts

• It made one of the deepest images of the universe

• It explores the surface of Mars

• It is a part of the International Space Station

What is unique about you in the Universe?

• You are the only person in the Universe

• You are the only person on Earth

• You are one of the billions of people on Earth

• You are the only person in the Milky Way Galaxy

What galaxy do we belong to?

• Triangulum
• Andromeda
• Whirlpool
• Milky Way

Our ​ (a)   orbits the sun in our ​ (b)   . Our sun is one ​ (c)   among the billions in the ​ (d)   . We are one among billions of ​ galaxies in our ​ (e)   .

• Earth
• Solar System
• star
• Milky Way Galaxy
• Universe

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