A student is creating a table to describe our solar system.
Which statement could be added because it accurately describes our solar system in the Milky Way?
(1 point)
Responses
Our solar system will always be part of the Milky Way.
Our solar system will always be part of the Milky Way.
Our solar system is one of close to a billion systems that might have a habitable planet like Earth.
Our solar system is one of close to a billion systems that might have a habitable planet like Earth.
Our solar system is located on the center bulge of the Milky Way.
Our solar system is located on the center bulge of the Milky Way.
Our solar system is the only one with a star at the center of it.
To accurately describe our solar system in the Milky Way, the student should select the statement:
"Our solar system is one of close to a billion systems that might have a habitable planet like Earth."
This statement acknowledges the vast number of other stellar systems in the Milky Way and the possibility that some of these systems could have planets that are potentially habitable. The other statements are either incorrect or misleading:
- "Our solar system will always be part of the Milky Way." This statement might be true for the foreseeable future, but it's not absolutely certain due to the evolving nature of galaxies and the cosmos at large.
- "Our solar system is located on the center bulge of the Milky Way." This statement is false. Our solar system is not located at the center of the Milky Way but rather in one of its spiral arms, specifically the Orion Arm.
- "Our solar system is the only one with a star at the center of it." This statement is incorrect. All solar systems by definition have one or more stars at their centers, not just ours.