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Earth Science 10b
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sudden flare-up of a star
noveux
nove
novena
nova
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2 stars held together with gravity
double stars
eclipsing stars
twin stars
binary stars
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What is the name of the comet belt?
Bessemer Belt
Newton Belt
Halley Belt
Kuiper Belt
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visible part of the sun
corona
photosphere
chromosphere
granules
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name of our galaxy
Milky Way
3 Musketeers
Kit Kat
Snickers
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brightest star
Epsilon
Sirius
Polaris
Antares
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we divide the constellations based on
seasons
weeks
years
months
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what is our sun?
blue dwarf
yellow giant
yellow main-sequence
red supergiant
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the line that separates visible from nonvisible
meridian
ecliptic
equator
horizon
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distance light travels in a year
light week
light year
light day
light month
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explosion of a star
black hole
supercluster
super bomb
supernova
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where is the asteroid belt located?
between Uranus and Neptune
between Mars and Jupiter
between Earth and Mars
between Jupiter and Saturn
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constellation mentioned in the Bible
Lyrae
Cassiopeia
Pleiades
Draco
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loose assymetrical clumps of 100s or 1000s of stars
open clusters
globular clusters
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best part of Orion
belt
arms
legs
weapon
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What are meteoroids?
small rocks or metal in space
small rocks that enter earth's atmosphere
small rocks that land on earth from space
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brightest of all constellations
Orion
Lyrae
Cygnus
Draco
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lowest layer of the sun's atmosphere
chromosphere
crown
photosphere
corona
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larger convection cells on surface of the sun
supergranules
corona
sunspots
filaments
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galaxy with no definite shape
elliptical galaxy
irregular galaxy
spiral galaxy
lenticular galaxy
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What is another name for a meteor?
dropping star
shining star
shooting star
falling star
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The distance between objects on the celestial sphere is measured as an
equator
increase
angle
ecliptic
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contains the Big Dipper
Cassiopeia
Ursa Minor
Pleiades
Ursa Major
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star's color depends on its
distance
shape
temperature
size
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lens shaped
spiral galaxy
elliptical galaxy
irregular galaxy
lenticular galaxy
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most important star to us
Polaris
Sirius
Antares
our sun
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tightly packed groups of 1000s or millions of stars
globular clusters
open clusters
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the heart of the comet
core
center
middle
nucleus
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brightest summer star
Betelgeuse
Polaris
Vega
Antares
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An asteroid size object made of rock and frozen material with a tail
asteroid
meteor
comet
meteorite
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the lower the apparent magnitude the
the larger the object is
the brighter the object is
farther away the object is
the dimmer the object is
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streams of gas erupting off the sun and making a loop
filament
spicule
flare
prominence
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dark patches on the surface of the sun caused by magnetic field
spicules
granules
sunspots
supergranules
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What are meteorites?
small rocks that enter earth's atmosphere
small rocks in space
small rocks that land on earth
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looks like a M or a W
Lyrae
Cassiopeia
Orion
Pleiades
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bright object that emits light and radio waves
pulsar
quasar
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Where is the celestial equator?
directly above earth's equator
directly above the moon's equator
directly above Mars' equator
directly above the sun's equator
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Who has a comet named after himself?
Bessemer
Newton
Halley
Kuiper
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What is the name for the North Star?
Polaris
Sirius
Betelgeuse
Regulus
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looks like a giant pinwheel
lenticular galaxy
irregular galaxy
elliptical galaxy
spiral galaxy
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How many constellations are there?
88
68
98
78
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the imaginary band on either side of the ecliptic
zoomobile
constellations
zodiac
equator
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What is the belief that the stars control your future?
astrology
astronomy
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tremendous bursts of energy
flares
spicules
prominence
filaments
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bubbles on the surface of the sun
spots
splotches
granules
holes
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cloud of dust surrounding a comet
cloud
halo
coma
shadow
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rapidly rotating neutron star that emits radio waves
quasar
pulsar
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the path the sun appears to take
orbit
ecliptic
revolution
equator
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flamelike columns of gas
prominence
filaments
spicules
flares
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star system of billions of stars, gas, and dust
quasars
solar system
galaxy
pulsars
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outermost layer of sun's atmosphere
corona
heliotrope
photosphere
chromosphere
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means to circle the poles
circes
circlepole
circupole
circumpolar
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the imaginary circle that has earth in the center with the sun, moon, and stars on the surface
celestial sphere
meridian
celestial equator
horizon
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What are meteors?
small rocks that land on earth
small rocks that enter earth's atmosphere
small rocks in space
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a stony or metallic object that is smaller than a planet and it orbits the sun
star
asteroid
moon
comet
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the seven sisters
Orion
Lyrae
Pleiades
Cassiopeia
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center of the sun
nucleus
chromosphere
corona
core
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looks like an egg or a football
lenticular galaxy
elliptical galaxy
irregular galaxy
spiral galaxy
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absolute magnitude depends on
temperature and size
size and color
size and distance from earth
temperature and distance from earth
