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Universe, Galaxies, and Stars
Universe, Galaxies, and Stars
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For middle school Earth Science
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An object that is very bright and very very far away is a ...
red giant
neutron star
black dwarf
quasar
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Which of these is the closest star to our solar system?
algol
proxima centauri
beetelgeuse
none of these
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Identify this..
neutron star
irregular galaxy
quasar
elliptical galaxy
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Which of these is 1.23 x 10^4 meters taken out of scientific notation?
123 meters
1,230 meters
12, 300 meters
123,000 meters
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Everything in space (that we know of) forms the ...
galaxy
universe
worm hole
solar system
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What formed our solar system?
pulsar
solar nebula
black hole
supernova
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How long ago did the universe begin?
14 billion
14 million
1 million
1 thousand
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___ are used to measure distance between galaxies, and _____ for distnace between planets.
parsecs, light years
AU's, light years
light years, AU's
light years, parsecs
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T/F The center of our galaxy is obstructed from our view by gas and dust
False
True
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T/F We can see the milky way on a clear night during the summer.
True
False
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Which of these will all medium sized stars become?
red supergiant
black dwarf
neutron star
black hole
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Which way are distant galaxies moving?
toward us
away from us
they are not moving
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Which of these is used to detect background cosmic radiation?
microscope
radio telescope
stopwatch
spectroscope / spectrograph
14
Which stellar object appears to wink at us in the night sky?
Sol
alpha centauri
Algol Star System
Mars
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What is this?
comet
protostar
nebula
planetesimal
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Who determined how fast a galaxy is moving and in what direction?
Hubble
Albert Einstein
Copernicus
Galileo
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What is this?
white dwarf
protostar
comet
nebula
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What objects collided with another and stuck together forming our planets?
planetesimals
stars
black holes
comets
19
Identify this ...
elliptical galaxy
spiral galaxy
irregular galaxy
quasar
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What do we call a mysterious force causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate?
dark energy
electromagnetism
gravity
black hole
21
A large grouping of stars in the universe is called a ...
quasar
solar system
pulsar
galaxy
22
What process occurs in the sun?
freezing
condensation
nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
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What is this?
neutron star
planetesimal
nebula
protostar
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Identify this..
pulsar
spiral galaxy
irregular galaxy
elliptical galaxy
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Planets and other objects like comets and asteroids that travel around the sun form our...
galaxy
universe
black hole
solar system
