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Universe, Galaxy, and Stars Review
Universe, Galaxy, and Stars Review
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test review for high school Earth Science
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What color are the hottest stars typically?
blue
white
yellow
red
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What is parallax used for?
measure distances between galaxies
measure distance between planets
measure star's distance from sun
measure star's distance from earth
3
What layer of the sun do we see during a solar eclipse ?
corona
core
chromosphere
photosphere
4
How are stars, galaxies, and the universe related?
stars make up galaxies, and galaxies make up the universe
they are all the same thing
they have no relation
galaxies make up stars, and stars make up the universe
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Our star, the sun, is.....
average
a neutron star
a red super giant
a steller nebula
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What is the last stage for a star that is considered the largest supergiant?
White Dwarf
Neutron Star
Stellar Nebula
Black Hole
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What theory best supports in how the universe started very hot, expanded, and formed galaxies.
The Big Bang
Solar Nebula
Stellar Galactica
Merostomata
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Fusion of what element happens in most stars?
helium into hydrogen
sulfur into nitrogen
hydrogen into helium
carbon into hydrogen
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The star spectrum tells us....
the size
the density
the brightness
what elements are in the star
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Most stars start out as....
Stellar Nebula
Red Giant
Average Star
Super Giant
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Why are Hubble Space Telescope pictures clearer than any telescope from Earth
its closer to the stars
Hubble is easier to fix and maintain
Earth-based are harder to operate
the atmosphere is not in the way
12
Super massive black holes are important in the universe because they
cause supernovas
are a collection of galaxies
hold galaxies together
block out gravity
13
If an object in space is red shifted, this means the object is moving...
standing still
moving slow
away
towards
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A star nebula, the beginning of a star, is made of
dust and gas
a contraction of light
a bunch of elements
nothing
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What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
Sombrero
Solar System
Nebula
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Do all stars go through a supernova explosion?
yes
no, only those with high mass
kinda
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What does a lightyear measure?
distance between stars and galaxies
distance to the moon
distance between earth and sun
distance between planets
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What determines the stages of a star will pass through during its life?
density
they all follow the same path
mass
luminosity
19
Constellations appear in different parts of the night sky during different seasons because...
Earth's orbit
Earth's tilt
Earth's Rotation
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Which element is not in this star? (there is more than one correct answer)
Element B
Element D
Element C
Element A
21
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way Galaxy?
Irregular
Spiral
Elliptical
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Most stars appear to change position in the night sky (within a night) due to....
earth's tilt on its axis
earth's rotation
earth's orbit around the sun
23
If most objects in the universe are red shifted, what idea does this evidence best support?
The Universe hasn't changed
Universe is getting smaller/contracting
Universe is getting larger/expanding
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Most stars spend most of their life where?
White Dwarf
Main Sequence
Red SuperGiant
Blue Giant
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What does absolute magnitude measure?
mass
density
brightness/luminosity
size
