EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group correctly lists structures in space from largest to smallest?
A
galaxy, Milky Way, planet, star
B
star, galaxy, solar system, planet
C
galaxy, solar system, planet, moon
D
solar system, Milky Way, planet, galaxy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Planets-Solar System-Galaxy-Universe. From largest to smallest they are Universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet, moon, and asteroid.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kuiper Belt is one of the largest structures in our solar system – others being the Oort Cloud, the heliosphere, and the magnetosphere of Jupiter. Its overall shape is like a puffed-up disk or donut. Its inner edge begins at the orbit of Neptune, at about 30 AU from the Sun.

Detailed explanation-3: -At 4 billion light-years in length, the Large Quasar Group (LQG) is the largest known structure in the universe and is some 1600 times larger than the distance from the Milky Way to Andromeda.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most of the conspicuous galaxies in the sky are spirals, but the most numerous type is the elliptical galaxy. Both the smallest and largest galaxies are of this kind.

Detailed explanation-5: -Complete answer: Universe, galaxies, solar system, star, earth, moon, and asteroid are listed in order of size from largest to smallest.

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