Space Unit Practice Test (Stars & Solar System) Quiz - Ariel Hoffman P.6

What two elements make up stars mostly?

Fifth step in a MASSIVE star's life cycle:

Which of the following terrestrial planets have retrograde rotation?

A star's life cycle will depend mainly on its

Which best describes a supernova?

Which planet has the highest average surface temperature, and why?

All stars become _____ as they begin to deplete their hydrogen fuel supply.

Using the HR diagram and knowing a star's temperature and luminosity, what conclusions can scientists make?

First step in a MASSIVE star's life cycle:

A meteorite is a meteor

The layer of the sun's atmosphere that makes light:

Saturn's largest moon is named _______.

When can elements heavier than atomic number 26 be created?

Why is Mars red?

If the star is using this new source of fuel (Helium), what happens to energy created in the star?

The moons and planets in our solar system appear small because of :

Fourth step in a MASSIVE star's life cycle:

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

What is the biggest Galilean moon?

Most stars will end their life cycle as ___.

Ganymede has...

The layer of the sun's atmosphere that looks like a halo during an eclipse. 

What percent of the life of the star will be in this Main Sequence state, fusing hydrogen into helium?

Second step in a MASSIVE star's life cycle:

Venus's atmosphere is made up of ______ and this leads to a runaway _________ effect.

Where are most asteroids found?

Where do we find 90% of the stars on the diagram?

What is the shape of the orbit of a comet?

Mercury is NOT the closest planet to the Sun.

Jupiter has at least ______ identified moons.

 Saturn's rings are a solid, continuous surface.

Which of these options best represents how Helium is formed in a star?

The great red spot is a _________ system that has been there for over 400 years.

Sixth step in a MASSIVE star's life cycle:

What makes up most of Mars' ice caps?

Only largest stars of very high mass can make ___.

Third step in a MASSIVE star's life cycle:

Io is one of Jupiter's

What are the two things that are plotted (displayed) on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram?

Our sun will most likely make a ____ when it dies.

How much of the Earth is covered with water?

The layer of the sun's atmosphere that has a reddish glow.

Earth is the ONLY planet that has a magnetic field

What two factors determine luminosity? (2 answers are correct)

Orbit is ____

What is the smallest of the INNER planets?

Last step in a MASSIVE star's life cycle:

The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which description best fits the next four outer planets?

Hotter stars emit light on the ___ end of the spectrum.

Which of the inner planets is considered Earth's Twin?

The sun is how much larger than the moon?

We are currently in the Milky Way Galaxy

Which statement describes the general relationship between the temperature and the luminosity of MAIN SEQUENCE stars?

Neutron stars spin rapidly giving off radio waves emitted in pulses, these neutron stars are called:

Uranus rotates almost completely on its _______.

Jupiter does not have any rings.