Universe Review

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular 

• Irrational

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What is an astronomical unit?

• The distance from the earth to the sun.

• The distance light travels in one year.

• The distance from the earth to the moon.

If a star is 80 light years away, we can say.....

• The light we see coming from it left the star 80 years ago.

• The light we see coming from it left the star 80 Astronomical Units ago.

• The light from the star left only moments ago.

In the Milky Way where would you find our solar system?

• in the center

• near the center

• one of the spiral arms

• on the outside edge

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Which galaxy is the largest in the local group?

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Triangulum

• Le Gentil

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All matter and space is called:

• Galaxy

• Solar system

• Universe

• Elements and compounds

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How many galaxies are estimated to be in the universe?

• 1

• 1,000

• 1 million

• Over 1 billion

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Which of the following best describes a galaxy? A galaxy is -

• a particle of debris in the solar system that does not act as a satellite of any planet.

• a visible body of liquid or frozen crystal droplets suspended above a planetary surface

• a massive system of stars, gas, dust and dark matter bound together by gravity.

• the visible path of a meteoroid as it enters Earth’s atmosphere.

Four students are asked to describe a nebula and a star. Their responses are shown in the table below. Which student described these two celestial bodies correctly?

• Student 1

• Student 2

• Student 3

• Student 4

All space and the matter space contains

• galaxy

• astronomy

• orbit

• universe

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