Download structure of the universe practice quiz

STRUCTURE OF THE
UNIVERSE PRACTICE
QUIZ
Unit 5 Lesson 3
1. Fill in the Blank
• What are the 8 planets in order?
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5.
• 6.
• 7.
• 8.
2. True or False
• The NASA universal telescope is the strongest telescope
that is used?
• (Correct it to be true, if false)
3. Fill in the Blank
• The closest star that is not the sun to Earth is called
__________ __________
• How far away is this star? ____________
4. Fill in the Blank
• Like the sun, most stars are composed of
________________ and __________________
5. Drawing
• Draw the flowchart of the universe.
6. True or False
• A large spherical body that orbits the sun is a planet?
7. Fill in the Blank
• A star produces energy through a process called
_______________ ________________
8. Fill in the Blank
• Stars are grouped together in structures called
________________
9. Fill in the Blank
• Galaxies with billions upon billions of stars are called
__________ _____________
10. True or False
• Our solar system is found in the Milky Way galaxy?
11. Fill in the Blank
• Name all the types of galaxies.
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• Which one do we live in?
12. Fill in the Blank
• A large collection of ______________, ______________,
and ________________ are held together by gravity and
called a galaxy.
13. Fill in the Blank
• Super clusters can be made up of ______ or more
clusters
14. Multiple Choice
• What are huge spherical areas called where there is little
to no matter
• A. galaxies
• B. solar systems
• C. voids
• D. universe’s
15. Fill in the Blank
• A __________ is a large celestial body that is composed
of gas and emits light
16. Multiple Choice
• _____________ is the word that scientists use to describe
space and all the energy and matter in it
• A. solar system
• B. universe
• C. black holes
• D. galaxies
17. Multiple Choice
• The first 4 planets that orbit nearest the sun are called
_____________ planets
• A. extraterrestrial
• B. rock
• C. gas
• D. terrestrial
18. Fill in the Blank
• The 4 planets that orbit farthest from the sun are
_________ _________ planets
19. Fill in the Blank
• How many miles per second does light travel (within
10,000 mi/s)
20. Multiple Choice
• How do we measure distances in the universe?
• A. ruler
• B. mi
• C. light-years
• D. Speed of light
• E. km
• F. light-minutes
21. Fill in the Blank
• Light from the sun takes a little more than _______ light-
minutes to reach us on Earth