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Universe And The Milky Way Galaxy.
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Which of the following locations should she use to most accurately model the position of the Sun and our Solar system?
a) Location A
b) Location B
c) Location C
d) Location D
A student did some research and discovered that light travels approximately 6 trillion miles in one year and the Milky Way Galaxy is 100,000 light years across. What should the student do to estimate how wide the Milky Way galaxy is?
a) 100,000 X 6 trillion miles = x
b) 100,000 / 6 trillion miles = x
c) 100,000 - 6 trillion miles = x
d) 100,000 + 6 trillion miles = x
Which of the following is the best representation of the Milky Way galaxy?
a) Image A
b) Image B
c) Image C
d) Image D
Students were modeling the Milky Way galaxy and in there research found the following statement, The Milky Way galaxy is approximately 100,000 light years across. Which of these is the most likely explanation for this statement?
a) Distances in the Milky Way galaxy are so great they are commonly measured by the distance light travels in years.
b) Distances in the Milky Way galaxy are so great they are commonly measured by the time it takes light to travel in years.
c) Distances in the Milky Way galaxy are so small that they are commonly measured by the time it takes light to travel in one ye
d) Distances in the Milky Way galaxy are so small they are commonly measured by the distance light travels in minutes.
A student missed the first day of a lab, but must help his group model the location of the Sun in the Milky Way galaxy model pictured. Which of the following would be the best suggestion to help his group accurately complete their model?
a) Research the number of light years our Sun is from the center of the galaxy to determine the distance Earth is from the cente
b) Research the number of light years our Sun is from the center of the galaxy to determine the time it takes Earth to reach the
c) Research the number of light years our Sun is from the center of the galaxy to determine the how many years it would take the
d) Research the number of light years our Sun is from the center of the galaxy to determine how much light Earth receives each y
Which of the following MOST accurately describes the location of our Sun and Solar system in this galaxy?
a) Directly in the center of a spiral galaxy
b) 2/3 from the center of a spiral galaxy
c) 1/2 from the center of an irregular galaxy
d) On the edge of an elliptical galaxy
Jennifer was researching information to model the position of the Sun in the universe and the shape and composition of our galaxy. Which of the the following models should Jennifer choose?
a) Model A
b) Model B
c) Model C
d) Model D
​Because distances in space are so great that conventional numbers are too large to work with, astronomers use a unit of measurement called lightyear to measure which of the following?
a) how far light travels in one year
b) how fast light travels in the solar system
c) how far light travels in the galaxy
d) how fast light travels in one year
One of the nearest stars is Alpha Centauri, whose distance is 4.4 light years. The time it takes light to travel from Alpha Centauri to us is approximately?
a) 8.3 minutes
b) 1.25 seconds
c) 600 years
d) 4.4 years
Which of the following correctly orders these celestial objects from smallest to largest?
a) A B C D
b) C A B D
c) B D A C
d) D B A C
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