Quiz 1

Question 1

The Sun is ____ times the size of earth

Answer 1

110

Question 2

The Distance from Sun to Earth is…

Answer 2

1 Astronomical Unit

Question 3

Speed of Light (C)

Answer 3

300,000 km/s

Question 4

Time for sunlight to reach earth (1 AU)

Answer 4

8.3 minutes

Question 5

Jupiter

Answer 5

5 AU / 41 mins 35 sec

Question 6

Pluto

Answer 6

40 AU / 5 hours 30 mins

Question 7

1 Parsec =

Answer 7

3.26 light years

Question 8

Proxima Centauri (Nearest Star to Sun) is ____ away

Answer 8

270,000 AU / 4.2 light years

Question 9

Alpha Centauri

Answer 9

4.4 light years

Question 10

Barnards Star

Answer 10

6 light years away

Question 11

Gliese 710

Answer 11

638 light years away

Question 12

Gliese 710 will be 1 light year away in ___ years

Answer 12

1.4 million

Question 13

The Milky Way is ____ light years across

Answer 13

100,000

Question 14

Andromeda Galaxy is ___ light years away

Answer 14

2.5 million

Question 15

There are at least ____ stars in the Milky Way

Answer 15

100 Billion

Question 16

There are more _____ in the universe than stars in the Milky Way

Answer 16

Galaxies

Question 17

The earth spins on its axis once in ___ hours

Answer 17

24

Question 18

Earth orbits the sun ____ a year

Answer 18

Once

Question 19

The sun orbits the center of the Milky Way once in _____ years

Answer 19

225 million

Question 20

The sun orbits the center of the Milky Way at about ____ km/s

Answer 20

230

Question 21

The Milky Way is moving towards Andromeda at ______ km/s

Answer 21

Several Hundred

Question 22

The local group of galaxies is moving towards the ______

Answer 22

Virgo Supercluster

Question 23

The Virgo Supercluster is moving towards the _____

Answer 23

The Great Attractor

Question 24

Earth =

Answer 24

6.378 x 10^6 m

Question 25

Circumference of Earth =

Answer 25

40,000 km

Question 26

Sun =

Answer 26

6.96 x 10^8 m

Question 27

1 AU =

Answer 27

1.496 x 10^11 m