Astronomy Study Quiz

The theory that the universe formed in an enormous explosion about 10 to 15 billion years ago.

• The Big Crunch Theory

• The Big Bang Theory

• The Black Hole Theory

• Newton's second Law

Objects that are moving away from each other

• Red Shift

• BlueShift

• Sudden Expansion

• Growing

Stars are Classified by their Luminosity and ___

• Color

• Class

• Temperature

• Cluster Name

The classification of stars is known as

• B-R Diagram

• Hertz-Russel Diagram

• H-R Diagram

• P-M Diagram

What happens after a supernova?

• Black Dwarf

• White Dwarf

• Black Hole

• Nebula

What planet is the Great Red Spot on?

• Saturn

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

What is the classification system called for Galaxies?

• HR Diagram

• Hubbles Tuning Fork

• Life Cycles of Galaxies

• Ellipticals

What is the property that causes a star to either collapse on itself or to expand?

• The star has too much Helium

• The star's inward force is is greater than the outward force so it would collapse

• The star's inward force is weaker than the outward force so it would collapse

• The star does not have enough hydrogen and helium to maintain stability

Which of the following galaxies will be more circular when it is an Ellipse galaxy?

• E0

• E3

• E 5

• E7

Which of the following galaxies has no definite shape?

• Ellipse

• Lenticular

• Spiral

• Irregular