The Milky Way Galaxy and where our Sun sits in it, our nearest stars, what light years, light hours and light minutes measure, and the billions of galaxies beyond the Milky Way. A few questions ask you to do a simple calculation or read a table.
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What this quiz covers
Grade 8 Natural Sciences: Beyond the Solar System Quiz 1 draws its questions at random from 44 questions across these topics:
The Milky Way Galaxy
Our nearest star
Light years, hours and minutes
Light-year calculations
Beyond the Milky Way
Reading a facts table
Example questions
A sample of the questions you will practise in this quiz. Work them out yourself - the full solution appears after you answer each one.
What is a galaxy?
In which galaxy is our Solar System found?
What shape is the Milky Way Galaxy?
Where is our Sun in the Milky Way Galaxy?
About how many stars are there in the Milky Way Galaxy?