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- 1. Multiple Choice
an immense cloud of dust & gas where stars are born
black hole
nebula
prominence
supernova
- 2. Multiple ChoiceElliptical, spiral, and irregular are all types of ______.solar systemsuniversesgalaxiesstars
- 3. Multiple Choice
What color of star is the hottest?BlueRedYellowOrange - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat color of star is the coolest?RedYellowBlueWhite
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe color of the star tells us itscompositionTemperatureLuminosityMass
- 6. Multiple ChoiceOur galaxy is called theEarth NebulaThe Hubble GalaxyThe Milky WayThe Snickers
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Milky Way Galaxy is aspirallenticularellipticalirregular
- 8. Multiple Choice
What do you call a scientist who studies objects in space?
meteorologist
astronomer
astronaut
- 9. Multiple Choice
Most distances in space and to stars outside of our solar system are measured using.....
light-years
astronomical units
feet
meters
- 10. Multiple Choice
Ancient Greeks, Romans, and other early cultures observed patterns of stars in the night sky called __________________.
constellations
galaxies
light-years
connections
- 11. Multiple Choice
A star is ___________ when the contracting gas and dust from a nebula become so dense that nuclear fusion starts.
born
erupted
beginning
changing
- 12. Multiple Choice
There are ____ types of galaxies.
4
6
8
3
- 13. Multiple Choice
irregular galaxy
spiral galaxy
elliptical galaxy
- 14. Multiple Choice
irregular galaxy
spiral galaxy
elliptical galaxy
- 15. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.TrueFalse - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?They are much smallerThey are so far awayThey are not as brightThey are dwarf stars
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA _________________________ is a sphere of very hot, burning gas.stargalaxymoon
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAll stars begin their lives as nebulae, which are huge clouds of dust and gases made mostly of what?Hydrogen and OxygenHydrogen and HeliumHelium and OxygenOxygen and Iron
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