Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
Name _____________________________________________________________
Where is Our Place in Space?
1. Our galaxy is called the…
a. Local Group
b. Milky Way
c. Andromeda
d. M31
2. We are so tiny, the Earth looks…
a. round.
b. curved.
c. square.
d. flat.
3. When we saw the entire Earth, we saw a ________ that is moving.
a. square
b. ball
c. triangle
d. rectangle
4. The Sun and planets make up a planetary family called the…
a. Solar System.
b. universe.
c. galaxy.
5. Inside our galaxy, we can see the shape of our galaxy.
a. True
b. False
6. The Earth is small compared to the Sun, which is small compared to the Milky Way
galaxy.
a. True
b. False
7. The Earth and Sun are located in the center of the galaxy.
a. True
b. False
8. If you traveled at the speed of light, how long would it take to travel from one side
of the galaxy to the other?
a. 1,000 years
b. 10,000 years
c. 100,000 years
d. 1,000,000 years
Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
9. If our Sun were the size of one grain of sand, how much sand would represent the
number of stars in our galaxy?
a. A bucket full of sand
b. A house full of sand
c. A football stadium full of sand
d. A dump truck full of sand
10. The stars in our galaxy appear to form what shape?
a. Elliptical
b. Irregular
c. Spiral
11. Ancient people thought our galaxy was _________ splashed across the sky.
a. dirt
b. rocks
c. milk
d. water
12. Using a _____________ telescope, we can actually see what the galaxy looks like.
a. reflecting
b. refracting
c. radio
d. wireless
Assume the Sun is on home plate. Match the planet to where it would be found in a
baseball stadium.
_____13. Saturn
A. 46 paces – almost to 2nd base.
_____14. Earth
B. Just barely inside the baseball stadium.
_____15. Jupiter
C. 30 paces to the pitcher’s mound.
_____16. Mars
D. Into the stands.
17. The farthest away from Earth man has travelled is to…
a. Earth orbit.
b. the Moon.
c. Mars.
d. Venus.
Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
Where is Our Place in Space? - Key
1. Our galaxy is called the…
b. Milky Way
2. We are so tiny, the Earth looks…
d. flat
3. When we saw the entire Earth, we saw a ________ that is moving.
b. ball
4. The Sun and planets make up a planetary family called the…
a. Solar System
5. Inside our galaxy, we can see the shape of our galaxy.
b. False
6. The Earth is small compared to the Sun, which is small compared to the Milky Way
galaxy.
a. True
7. The Earth and Sun are located in the center of the galaxy.
b. False
8. If you traveled at the speed of light, how long would it take to travel from one side
of the galaxy to the other?
c. 100,000 years
9. If our Sun were the size of one grain of sand, how much sand would represent the
number of stars in our galaxy?
d. A dump truck full of sand
Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
10. The stars in our galaxy appear to form what shape?
c. Spiral
11. Ancient people thought our galaxy was _________ splashed across the sky.
c. milk
12. Using a _____________ telescope, we can actually see what the galaxy looks like.
c. radio
12. c
B 13. Saturn
C 14. Earth
D 15. Jupiter
A 16. Mars
17. The farthest away from Earth man has travelled is to…
b. the Moon
Objective – Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
Where is Our Place in Space? – Scoring Guide
1. b
2. d
3. b
4. a (3 choices)
5. b (2 choices)
6. a (2 choices)
7. b (2 choices)
8. c
9. d
10. c (3 choices)
11. c
12. c
13. B
14. C
15. D
16. A
17. b
Scoring Guide
15-17 – 3
12-14 – 2.5
8-11 – 2
6-7 – 1.5
4-5 – 1
1-3 – .5
0–0