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4 years ago by
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4th - 8th grade
Other Sciences
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Question 1
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Q. All stars create energy in their core through a process called _____
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nuclear fission
nuclear fusion
thermal decomposition
chemical combustion
nuclear fission
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nuclear fusion
thermal decomposition
chemical combustion
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Q. Most stars are made up of mostly two kinds of gases - _____
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hydrogen and helium
hydrogen and neon
oxygen and helium
oxygen and carbon dioxide
hydrogen and helium
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hydrogen and neon
oxygen and helium
oxygen and carbon dioxide
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Q. Astronomers sometimes refer to a star's true brightness as its _____
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brilliance
luminosity
shine factor
glossiness
brilliance
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luminosity
shine factor
glossiness
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Q. This term means "how bright the star is, as if you were hovering right in front of it"
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true brightness
apparent brightness
accurate brightness
direct brightness
true brightness
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apparent brightness
accurate brightness
direct brightness
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Q. Which term refers to how bright a star appears to us, when observed from Earth?
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true brightness
apparent brightness
supposed brightness
likely brightness
true brightness
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apparent brightness
supposed brightness
likely brightness
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Q. How many Earths could fit inside the Sun?
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200
400
400 thousand
more than a million
200
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400
400 thousand
more than a million
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Q. Which star is about 400 times bigger than the Sun, and 100,000 times more luminous?
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Polaris
Vega
Betelgeuse
Sirius
Polaris
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Vega
Betelgeuse
Sirius
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Q. The Sun appears so big and bright to us on Earth because ______
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it's the biggest star
it's the hottest star
it's so close to us
it's the most luminous star
it's the biggest star
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it's the hottest star
it's so close to us
it's the most luminous star
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Q. Which two factors influence a stars apparent brightness?
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luminosity and its distance from us
size and luminosity
mass and its distance from us
its mass and size
luminosity and its distance from us
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size and luminosity
mass and its distance from us
its mass and size
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Q. A star is a huge ball of hot gas that makes _____
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sound and light
heat and sound
heat and light
heat and colour
sound and light
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heat and sound
heat and light
heat and colour
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