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Which planet has the Great Red Spot?
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
2
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
elliptical
irregular
spiral
green pea
3
What force caused the Sun and planets to form?
gravity
fusion
pressure
density
4
Which is NOT an object found in our solar system?
black holes
asteroids
planets
comets
5
Which planet is seventh from the Sun?
Uranus
Neptune
Mars
Saturn
6
What two elements must be present in order for a star to form?
hydrogen and carbon
helium and iron
hydrogen and helium
carbon and iron
7
What two forces must be in balance in order for a star to form?
gravity and pressure
pressure and fusion
density and pressure
gravity and density
8
Which galaxy has stars spread evenly throughout?
spiral
green pea
elliptical
irregular
9
Which planet is fifth from the Sun?
Saturn
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter
10
Which planet is second from the Sun?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mercury
11
What space objects are made from ice and dust?
nebulae
dwarf planets
comets
asteroids
12
Which planet has a large set of rings?
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
13
An intersteller cloud of gas and dust that can form stars is called a(n)
nebula
solar wind
atmosphere
plasma storm
14
What diagram charts luminosity vs temperature of a star?
HR diagram
EF scale
SS scale
magnitude diagram
15
Which is not a standard type of galaxy?
spiral
elliptical
irregular
green pea
16
Where is our Solar System located in the Milky Way?
in the center
on an arm
in the Pillars of Creation
just outside of it
17
Stars that are dim but very hot are called what?
red supergiants
blue supergiants
white dwarfs
main sequence
18
Pluto and Eris are the largest ____________________
dwarf planets
asteroids
planets
moons
19
Which planet is the most like Earth, except for temperature?
Pluto
Mars
Venus
Mercury
20
What is the brightness of any celestial object?
apparent magnitude
visualization factor
luminosity
Hertzsprung factor
21
What is the unit of measurement for distances outside the solar system?
kilometers
light-years
astronomical units
miles
22
Which galaxy has arms?
irregular
human
elliptical
spiral
23
The majority of stars on the HR diagram are found in a diagonal line called the _______________
red giants
supergiants
white dwarfs
main sequence
24
What is the atomic process that ignites a star?
nuclear fusion
implosion
nuclear fission
combustion
25
What is another name for the inner planets?
water planets
terrestrial
gas giants
habitable
26
Why is the temperature on Venus so hot?
close to the Sun
lots of active volcanoes
no atmosphere
large atmosphere
27
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
10
7
9
28
What space objects are found in between Mars and Jupiter?
comets
the Oort Cloud
the asteroid belt
the Kuiper Belt
29
At the end of its life, a supergiant will collapse and become a _____________________
black hole
neutron star
white dwarf
brown dwarf
30
What is the unit of measurement for distances inside the solar system?
light-years
kilometers
miles
astronomical units
31
Stars that are extremely luminous but very cold are called what?
main sequence
blue supergiants
white dwarfs
red supergiants
32
Which galaxy has no shape, but has areas of intense star formation?
irregular
nebula
elliptical
spiral
33
What galaxy is our solar system in?
Milky Way
Triangulum
Messier
Andromeda
34
At the end of its life, a medium star like our Sun will become a _____________________
brown dwarf
black hole
white dwarf
neutron star
35
What is another name for the outer planets?
terrestrial
rocky
gas giants
methane planets