Download Bill Nye – Outer Space Worksheet

Objective
Students will understand the scale of size, distance between objects in the universe.
Bill Nye – Outer Space Worksheet
1. We have learned about the universe the same way people have always learned
about the universe – by people looking up and saying …
a. groovy!
b. yes!
c. whoa!
d. far out!
2. By looking at the stars, we have learned about…
a. our Earth.
b. the Moon.
c. outer space.
d. our Solar System.
3. Things in space are very far apart.
a. True
b. False
4. If the Earth were the size Bill Nye shows us, the Sun would be how far away?
a. 5 meters
b. 10 meters
c. 20 meters
d. 25 meters
5. Some of those points of light in the night sky are _______________ that look
like a single point of light that are so far away.
a. black holes
b. quasars
c. groups of billions of stars
d. pulsars
6. What is the fastest thing in the universe?
a. Noise
b. Sound
c. Light
d. Radiance
7. A light year is…
a. a year with fewer calories.
b. the distance to the nearest star.
c. how far light travels in a year.
d. the size of our galaxy.
Objective
Students will understand the scale of size, distance between objects in the universe.
8. If the Sun is the size of a miniature soccer ball and is placed on the goal of a
soccer field, the next star would be how far away?
a. 70 kilometers
b. 7,000 kilometers
c. 700 kilometers
d. 70,000 kilometers
9. What is a constellation?
a. A group of planets
b. A group of galaxies
c. A group of stars given a name
d. Another name for the universe
10. One of the easiest stars in the sky to find is…
a. Zuben el Genubi.
b. Canopus, the South Star.
c. Polaris, the North Star.
d. Vega.
11. What do radio telescopes study?
a. Light waves coming from space.
b. Sound waves coming from space.
c. Radio waves coming from space.
d. Hi-fi waves coming from space.
12. Eratosthenes was the first person to determine…
a. the circumference of the Sun.
b. the circumference of the Moon.
c. the circumference of the Earth.
d. the circumference of the Venus.
13. Since the show started, the light coming out of your TV set has travelled how
far?
a. 340 million kilometers.
b. 440 million kilometers.
c. 540 million kilometers.
d. 640 million kilometers.
14. It will take light at least forty years to reach the nearest star.
a. True
b. False
Objective
Students will understand the scale of size, distance between objects in the universe.
Bill Nye – Outer Space Worksheet - Key
1. We have learned about the universe the same way people have always learned
about the universe – by people looking up and saying …
c. whoa!
2. By looking at the stars, we have learned about…
c. outer space.
3. Things in space are very far apart.
a. True
4. If the Earth were the size Bill Nye shows us, the Sun would be how far away?
c. 20 meters
5. Some of those points of light in the night sky are _______________ that look
like a single point of light that are so far away.
c. groups of billions of stars.
6. What is the fastest thing in the universe?
c. Light
7. A light year is…
c. how far light travels in a year.
8. If the Sun is the size of a miniature soccer ball and is placed on the goal of a
soccer field, the next star would be how far away?
c. 700 kilometers
Objective
Students will understand the scale of size, distance between objects in the universe.
9. What is a constellation?
c. A group of stars given a name
10. One of the easiest stars in the sky to find is…
c. Polaris, the North Star.
11. What do radio telescopes study?
c. Radio waves coming from space
12. Eratosthenes was the first person to determine…
c. the circumference of the Earth.
13. Since the show started, the light coming out of your TV set has travelled how
far?
c. 540 million kilometers
14. It will take light at least forty years to reach the nearest star.
b. False