Multiple Choice Questions

About where is our solar system located within the Milky Way Galaxy?A) at the center of the galaxyB) about 10 percent of the way from the center of the galaxy to the outskirts of the galactic diskC) about two-thirds of the way from the center of the galaxy to the outskirts of the galactic diskD) near the far outskirts of the galactic diskE) in the halo of the galaxy above the galactic disk
  • about the distance across the United States
  • False
  • the Sun and all the objects that orbit it.
  • About two-thirds of the way from the centre of the galaxy to the outskirts of the galactic disk.
Which of the following correctly lists speeds from slowest to fastest?A) Earth's speed of revolution about the Sun, typical speeds of stars in the local solarneighborhood relative to us, Earth's speed of rotation on its axis, the speed of our solar systemorbiting the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, the speeds of very distant galaxies relative to usB) Earth's speed of rotation on its axis, Earth's speed of revolution about the Sun, typical speedsof stars in the local solar neighborhood relative to us, the speed of our solar system orbiting thecenter of the Milky Way Galaxy, the speeds of very distant galaxies relative to usC) the speeds of very distant galaxies relative to us, typical speeds of stars in the local solarneighborhood relative to us, Earth's speed of rotation on its axis, Earth's speed of revolutionabout the Sun, the speed of our solar system orbiting the center of the Milky Way GalaxyD) the speed of our solar system orbiting the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, Earth's speed ofrevolution about the Sun, Earth's speed of rotation on its axis, the speeds of very distant galaxiesrelative to us, typical speeds of stars in the local solar neighborhood relative to usE) Earth's speed of revolution about the Sun, Earth's speed of rotation on its axis, the speed ofour solar system orbiting the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, typical speeds of stars in the localsolar neighborhood relative to us, the speeds of very distant galaxies relative to us
  • Earth's speed of rotation on its axis, Earth's speed of revolution about the Sun, typical speeds of stars in the local solar neighbourhood relative to us, the speed of our solar system orbiting the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, the speeds of very distant galaxies relative to us.
  • Nearly every atom from which we are made once (before the solar system formed) was insideof a star.
  • It is the plane of the Moon's orbit around Earth.
  • hydrogen and helium
What is not true about the Milky Way Galaxy?A) It contains between 100 billion and 1 trillion stars.B) Our solar system is located very close to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.C) Our view of distant objects is obscured by gas and dust when we look into the galactic plane.D) The galaxy is about 100,000 light-years in diameter.E) One rotation of the galaxy takes about 200 million years.
  • Our solar system is located very close to the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.
  • the average distance from Earth to the Sun
  • the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun
  • the event that marked the beginning of the expansion of the universe
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