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What are patterns of stars in the sky called?
Galaxies
Constellations
Star Systems
Comets
What stage comes after a supergiant?
Protostar
Pulsar
Supernova
Black hole
What keeps star clusters/galaxies together?
Black Matter
Planets
Nebula
Gravity
What does the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram graph?
A star's absolute brightness and temperature
A star's apparent and true brightness
A star's distance and temperature
A star's distance and apparent brightness
The earliest stage in a star's life is called a
dwarf
supernova
protostar
giant
What is a star's life cycle determined by?
the mass
the name
the shape
the color
What is a huge group of solar systems, dust, and gas held together by gravity?
protostar
nebula
black hole
galaxy
A low-mass or medium-mass star will become a ________ after the white dwarf stage
black hole
black dwarf
protostar
supernova
Astronomers think that in the future the universe will continue to
Shrink
Expand
Explode
Collapse
What does a light year measure?
Temperature
Distance
Brightness
A large cloud of gases and dust in a galaxy where new stars are born is called a
Black Hole
Nebula
Protostar
Super Nova
The explosion of a supergiant is called a(n)
Big Bang
Black Hole
Nebula
Supernova
An object with gravity so strong that no light can escape is a(n)
Big Bang
Black Hole
Nebula
Supernova
A(n) ___________ galaxy looks like a round or flattened ball.
Elliptical
Irregular
Spiral
Scientists believe the universe began with an explosion called the__________
Big Bang
Black Hole
Super Nova
Nebula
Black Holes can only be made from red giants.
True
False
A star's apparent brightness is the star's brightness as seen from earth.
True
False
When a Super-Giant dies the next phase is a Supernova
True
False
The Milky Way is a Spiral Galaxy
True
False
The coolest stars are blue in color
True
False
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