If the known spectra is in the top image, what conclusion can be made by the spectra below it?

The galaxy is moving away from Earth

Place the following in order from largest to smallest:

universe, galaxy, solar system, earth

Which of the following may happen to our Sun as it dies?

Expand as a red giant, ending as a white dwarf

Compared to our Sun, ProcyonB is:

smaller, hotter and less luminous

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Astronomy Quiz Review-NYS Earth Science

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1
Which object in the solar system is least dense?
Earth
the Sun
Saturn
the Moon
2
Which two stars have the most similar temperature and luminosity?
Sirius and Pollux
Barnard's Star & Betegeuse
the Sun and Alpha Centauri
Rigel and Deneb
3
How old is the Solar System, including Earth?
we have no way of knowing
4.6 billion years old
14 billion years old
4.6 million years old
4
If the known spectra is in the top image, what conclusion can be made by the spectra below it?
The Earth is expanding.
The galaxy is moving toward Earth
The galaxy is not moving.
The galaxy is moving away from Earth
5
Compared to the Jovian planets, the terrestrial planets are:
smaller and more dense
larger and more dense
smaller and less dense
larger and less dense
6
Earth, the Sun and billions of stars are contained within
a single constellation
the solar system
the Milky Way galaxy
a nebula
7
Which object is located at one foci of the elliptical orbit of Earth?
Betelgeuse
the asteroid belt
the Sun
Jupiter
8
Which process produces the energy that stars use to radiate light?
gravity
eccentricity
nuclear fusion
red shift
9
Which planet's orbit around the Sun is most eccentric?
Neptune
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
10
Which of the following observations provide evidence of the Big Bang Theory?
blueshift of light from distant galaxies
presence of volcanoes on Earth's surface
cosmic background radiation
the eccentric orbits of the planets
11
Place the following in order from largest to smallest:
universe, galaxy, solar system, earth
universe, solar system, galaxy, earth
Galaxy, universe, Earth, solar system
galaxy, universe, solar system, earth
12
About how old is the Universe?
we have no way of knowing
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old
14 billion years old
13
A red shift in the light from a distant galaxy suggests the universe is
contracting
moving randomly
fixed and stationary
expanding
14
The spectral lines in the bottom image were seen from a distant galaxy. We can conclude:
The lines are yellowshifted
The lines are greenshifted
The lines are redshifted
The lines are blueshifted
15
Which of the following may happen to our Sun as it dies?
Expand as a red giant, ending as a white dwarf
explode in a supernova
shrink as a white dwarf and then expand as a red giant
become a black hole
16
Calculate eccentricity: Length of major axis=110,000km & distance between foci= 95,000km
1.158
0.864
0.863
0
17
Compared to our Sun, ProcyonB is:
larger, cooler and more luminous
smaller, hotter and less luminous
smaller, cooler and more luminous
larger, hotter and less luminous

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