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A ....... is the distance that light travels through space in one year.

• Meter

• Year

• light year

• kilometer

Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?

• It is far away
• It is very big
• It is the closest star to earth
• It is a planet

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What color is the coolest star?

• Red

• Yellow

• Blue

• White

Alpha Centauri A is a star that is larger than the Sun, yet it appears much less bright. Which of the following is the best explanation for this?

• Alpha Centauri A is further away from Earth than the Sun.

• The smaller a star the brighter it appears

• The older the star the brighter it appears

• The larger the star always appears to be brighter

The absolute brightness of a star depends on its

• distance and temperature.
• size and temperature.
• color and temperature.
• distance and color.

The Milky way is located at the center of the galaxy.

• True

• False

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The galaxy is always spinning. What force keeps everything from flying off into space?

• magnetism

• spinning force

• galactic force

• gravity

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We can see all the stars in the galaxy from our view on Earth.

• True

• False

A large system of billions of stars is called a ...

• constellation

• galaxy

• black hole

• solar system

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The Milky Way is part of the Local Group. This is a group of similar galaxies. Why do you think it is part of this group?

• They all have the same number of planets.

• They all have the same number of moon.

• They are all attracted to each other by gravity so they are closer together like a group would be

• They do not have similar characteristics.

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