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Which list correctly identifies the types of galaxies pictured?
Which term belongs in Box Q?
Supernova
Galaxy
Star
Nebula
Which term belongs in Box S?
Supernova
Galaxy
Star
Nebula
The HR Diagram classifies all of the following characteristics of stars except...
Distance
Color
Brightnesss
Temperature
What keeps planets in the solar system from moving in straight lines through the galaxy?
Light energy
Gravity
Inertia
Potential energy
Which statement is supported by the information in the table?
Yellow stars are warmer than blue stars.
Red stars are cooler than yellow-white stars.
Blue stars are cooler than orange stars.
Orange stars are warmer than blue-white stars.
Our star, the Sun, will follow which life cycle order?
White dwarf, main sequence, red giant, black dwarf
Main sequence, white dwarf, red giant, black dwarf
Main sequence, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf
Red giant, main sequence, white dwarf, black dwarf
What color is Altair?
Blue
Red
Yellow
White
Which star is hotter than Vega?
Canopus
Spica
Pollux
Tau Ceit
Which star is brighter than the Sun and dimmer than Rigel?
Tau Ceit
Vega
Sirius B
Bernard's Star
During nuclear fusion, what two main elements fuse together in Main Sequence stars?
Nitrogen and Hydrogen
Hydrogen only.
Hydrogen and Helium
Elements are not fused in stars.
By looking at the color of a star, astronomers can tell the...
temperature of the star.
location of the star.
distance to the star.
shape of the star.
In the diagram, which letter best shows where our Sun is located, relative to the center of the galaxy?
W
X
Y
Z
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the least amount of energy on the electromagnetic spectrum?
Infrared
X-Rays
Gamma Rays
Radio Waves
Which of the following waves easily pass through our atmosphere?
Visible light and gamma rays
Ultraviolet and infrared rays
X-rays and visible light
Radio waves and visible light
Why do other stars look so much dimmer to us than the Sun?
The sun appears yellow, which is more visible than other colors.
The sun is much more closer to Earth than other stars.
Other stars are made up of different gases than the sun.
As light from other stars travel through space, it gets reflected.
Which of the waves would be the most concerning to a human due to the wave's amount of energy and penetrating ability?
Gamma Rays
Ultraviolet
Microwave
Radio waves
What can the diagram tell Sara about how the stars compare with each other?
Rigel has a higher surface temperature than the Sun.
The Sun has a higher luminosity than Rigel.
Rigel is much larger than the Sun.
Rigel has a higher luminosity than the Sun.
Our Sun is a medium-sized star in the Milky Way Galaxy. Which of these galaxies has the same shape as our galaxy?
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