The Universe

1. Where is the sun located in the galaxy?

• A. at the edge

• B. at the center

• C. within an outer arm

• D. within the center body

2. What information provided evidence for the location of the sun in the galaxy?

• A. observation of globular clusters

• B. observation of elliptical orbits of planets around the sun

• C. determination of the composition of stars within the galaxy

• D. measurement of relative brightness of stars within the galaxy

3. In what galaxy are Earth and the solar system located?

• A. the Milky Way galaxy

• B. the Andromeda galaxy

• C. the Whirlpool galaxy

• D. the Inner Planet galaxy

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4. What is the difference between a solar system and a galaxy?

• A. A galaxy is found within a solar system.

• B. A galaxy is a type of solar system.

• C. A solar system has fewer stars than a galaxy.

• D. A solar system has more planets than a galaxy.

5. What can you conclude about the dark areas of the night sky?

• A. Black holes make up the dark areas of the sky.

• B. There is nothing located in the dark areas of the sky.

• C. Objects in the dark areas are moving too fast to be visible.

• D. Objects in the dark areas of the sky are too far away from Earth to be seen.

6. William and Caroline Herschel measured the relative brightness of stars visible from Earth. These measurements gave evidence for which of the following characteristics of the Milky Way galaxy?

• A. the size

• B. the shape

• C. the speed

• D. the number of stars contained within it

7. Two stars appear equally bright in the night sky. What additional information could help to identify their distances from Earth?

• A. the ages of the stars

• B. the sizes of the stars

• C. the stars’ locations in the night sky

• D. the types of fusion occurring in the stars

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Which best describes Earth and the solar system's place in the Milky Way Galaxy

• The milky way galaxy consists of the solar system and many other celestial bodies.

• The Andromeda galaxy consists of the solar system and many other celestial bodies.

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9. What unit in astronomy is used to show how different scales are used to measure distances in the universe.

• Light years are used to measure large distances in the universe.

• Gigameter is an excellent unit since it means 1,000,000 meters.

10. Explain the types of evidence that were used to identify the location of Earth within its galaxy.

• The identification of globular clusters helped to identify the earth on the outer spiral arms of the Milky Way.

• Copernicus heliocentric model of the solar system.