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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to this Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram which stars are brightest?PurpleRedBlueYellow - 2. Multiple ChoiceBlack Holes are thought to be remnants of ______________ explosion.Death StarThe Big Bang TheorySupernovaPlanetary Nebula
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHertzsprung-Russell Diagram shows the correct order of decreasing surface temp for stars is?Red, Yellow, White, BlueRed, Yellow, Red, YellowBlue, White, Yellow, RedBlue, Red, White, Yellow
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe shape of our Milky Way galaxy can be classified as ____________.SpiralEllipticalIrregularFrench
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Sun's position in the Milky Way galaxy is on the _______ of a spiral away from the center.Skip
17CenterEdgeMiddleOutside - 6. Multiple ChoiceHuge clouds of dust and gas are calledStarNebulaeNeutron StarComets
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a light year?A unit of timeThe time light takes to travel though a vacuum in one year.10 thousand metersHow far light travels through the vacuum in one year.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich stars have the highest surface temperature?YellowRedBlueOrange
- 9. Multiple ChoiceBetelgeuse is classified as a ____________ star.SupergiantGiantWhite DwarfMain Sequence
- 10. Multiple ChoiceOur Sun is a ______________ star.BlueMain SequenceYellowOrange
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of stars belong in spectral class K and have the lowest luminosity?White DwarfGiantsMain SequenceSupergiants
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe stars with the lowest temperature are ________________.OrangeRedBlueWhite
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat property of a light wave changes to cause a blue or red shift?TroughAmplitudeWavelengthSpeed
- 14. Multiple ChoiceLuminosity measures a star's _____________________.ColorTemperatureBrightness
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat information can the Electromagnetic Spectrum help you obtain from stars?DistanceTemperatureChemical CompositionAll of them.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA massive star could become a ______.Neutron StarRed GiantWhite DwarfAverage Star
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA huge collection of stars is a?UniverseGalaxyMovieNebulae
- 18. Multiple ChoiceScientist that believe in the Big Bang Theory think that the universe was once much ____________.smaller and coolerbrighter and largerheavier and darkerdenser and hotter
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of galaxy has the highest percentage of old stars?EllipticalIrregularSpiralHollywood
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat color are the brightest stars on the main sequence?RedYellowBlueWhite
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