Order of the Universe?(Place the following from largest to smallest?)
Planet Sun’s Neighbors Local Group/Cluster Star Natural Satellite Solar System Galaxy Universe Super Cluster
Universe All of space and
what is found in it.
Full of 100 billion galaxies with 100 billion stars each.
Super Cluster A collection of
galaxies which includes the Local Group (A Cluster).
Largest gravitational bound system so far.
Ours=Virgo Super Cluster
Cluster Ours :
- Local Group – The Milky Way Galaxy and its ~50 closest neighbors.
A small group of galaxies which are held together by gravity and orbit each other.
“Local” means the galaxies are within a region 3 million light years across.
Sun’s Neighbors The sun and its
20 closest neighboring stars.
Our closest stars are: Alpha Centauri, Proxima Centauri
( 4 LY Away )
Solar System* A group of planets and
other celestial bodies that orbit a star.
Ours:
The sun and its collection of 8 planets.
Star A hot, glowing globe of
gas that emits energy. It radiates a huge
amount of energy in the forms of light and heat.
Ours = The Sun
What is the order?(Largest to Smallest)
U___________ S___________ C__________ C ___________ G___________ S___________ N___________ S___________ S___________ S___________ P___________ N___________ S___________
Order of the Universe(Proper order from largest to smallest.)
Universe Super Cluster Local Group/Cluster Galaxy Sun’s Neighbors Solar System Star Planet Natural Satellite
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