Distances

Most distances in space and to stars outside of our solar system are measured using.....

• light-years

• astronomical units

• feet

• meters

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are actually much smaller

• They are so far away

• They are not as bright

• They are dwarf stars

The sun is a star about ________ kilometers away from Earth

• 60 thousand

• 22 trillion

• 150 million

• 4 billion

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Light year is nearly ________ kilometers

• 10 billion

• 20 million

• 300

• 5

A runner completes a 400m lap in 50 seconds. What was the runner's average speed?

• 8 m/s

• 450 m/s

• 8 km/h

• 450 km/h

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What is the formula for calculating distance when speed and time are known?

• Distance = Speed / Time

• Distance = Time / Speed

• Distance = Speed + Time

If an object takes 10 seconds to cover a distance of 100 meters, what is its speed?

• 10 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 1000 m/s

• 0.1 m/s

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If a cyclist travels a distance of 90 km in 3 hours, what is their speed?

• 30 km/h

• 27 km/h

• 60 km/h

• 90 km/h

What does the slope of a distance-time graph represent?

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Time

• Distance

A light year is the 

• distance that light travels in one year

• Speed at which light travels 

• Distance between the sun and the earth. 

• Distance at which light no longer exists.