Exploring Solar System, Galaxy, and Universe

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Download our mobile app to listen on the go
Get App

Questions and Answers

What is the biggest distinction between the Solar System, Galaxy, and Universe?

  • Size (correct)
  • Composition
  • Age
  • Temperature

What is at the center of the Solar System?

  • Jupiter
  • Sun (correct)
  • Moon
  • Saturn

What holds galaxies together?

  • Magnetism
  • Gravity (correct)
  • Electromagnetic force
  • Nuclear energy

Which of the following is NOT part of the Solar System?

<p>Nebulae (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to all of space, matter, energy, time, and its contents?

<p>Universe (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which galaxy contains the Earth and its solar system?

<p>Milky Way (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a galaxy made of?

<p>Billions of stars and their solar systems (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is dark matter?

<p>A type of matter that cannot be detected because it doesn't interact with light (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How big is the observable Universe?

<p>28 billion light-years in diameter (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a galaxy made of?

<p>Gas, dust, and stars along with their solar systems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which galaxy is our nearest major neighboring galaxy?

<p>Andromeda (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Solar System primarily composed of?

<p>The Sun and objects bound to it by gravity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes up the majority of the mass in our Solar System?

<p>The Sun itself (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which telescope has allowed scientists to observe distant galaxies beyond our own?

<p>Hubble Space Telescope (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the Solar System form?

<p>&quot;From a dense interstellar cloud of gas and dust (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards are hidden until you start studying

More Like This

Earth's Place in the Universe
11 questions

Earth's Place in the Universe

ConciseChrysanthemum avatar
ConciseChrysanthemum
Our Location in the Universe
37 questions
Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser