Universe Vocabulary

Front

What best describes stars located in area A?

Back

Bright and Hot

Front

What is a huge collection of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity?

Back

Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

What best describes stars in area C?

Back

Dim and Hotter

Front

What category contains the most stars?

Back

Main Sequence

Front

What is a cloud of dust and gas, known as the birthplace of stars?

Back

Nebula

Front

What is the process by which stars are formed?

Back

Nuclear Fusion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Front

What is the term for a star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel?

Back

White Dwarf

Front

What is the name of the largest type of star?

Back

Supergiant

Front

What is the term for the distance light travels in one year?

Back

Light Year

Front

What is the main component of stars?

Back

Hydrogen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1