Star Notes Quiz

Two atoms bonding together to make one heavier atom is called..

• fission

• fusion

• graviation

• spectrum

The specific wavelength of visible light corresponds to its

• position

• magnitude

• color

• altitude

The brightness of a star depends on all of the following EXCEPT

• size

• temperature

• distance

• gravity

Would it be easier to walk a light year or an astronomical unit?

• light year

• astronomical unit

The closest star to us besides the sun is

• moon

• polaris

• alpha centauri

• orion

The apparent change in the position of a star in the sky when viewed from two different positions in the earth's revolution is _______ the __________ away a star is.

• smaller, closer

• smaller, farther

• larger, closer