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Stars and the Solar System
Stars and the Solar System
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Review for the Star test
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1
Gravity is a force of attraction between two objects.
True
False
2
Loops that leap from the sun's chromosphere are called __________________________.
prominences
supernova
solar flares
sun spots
3
Which planets travel fastest around the sun and why?
those that are closest because their orbits are larger
those that are closest because their orbits are smaller
those that are farthest away because their orbits are larger
those that are farthest because their orbits are smaller
4
The outermost layer of the sun is called the _____________________.
photosphere
chromosphere
corona
5
It takes 350 days to orbit the sun.
False
True
6
We are a part of the ______________ galaxy.
Milkyway
Irregular
Andromeda
Snickers
7
A star changes _____________ to ________________.
hydrogen to helium
carbon dioxide to oxygen
oxygen to helium
helium to hydrogen
8
A Star is a very large ball of gas that gives off ______________________ radiation.
electronic
thermal
microwave
electromagnetic
9
Most known galaxies are ____________________.
elliptical
spiral
irregular
10
What are the two types of energy the sun gives off?
microwave and thermal
thermal and heat
microwaves and light
thermal and light
11
Our sun is a ____________ sized star.
large
medium
extra large
small
12
Stars live forever.
True
False
13
The force that holds the solar system together is ___________________.
gravity
friction
electric
magnetic
14
A group of stars that form a pattern is a constitution.
True
False
15
Cold stars are __________________.
white
green
red
orange
16
The three galaxies are spiral, elliptical and ____________.
round
irregular
whispy
regular
17
Gravity is a force of repelling between two objects.
True
False
18
Hot stars are ___________.
orange
green
red
white
19
Why are sunspots darker than the rest of the layer they are on?
They are burn spots
They are hotter
They are cooler
Scientists don't know
20
New stars form a ball of gases called a ___________________.
nursery
nebula
neptide
super nova