Galaxies & Stars Test

Large cloud of gas and dust that forms stars

• Nebula
• Neutron star
• White dwarf
• Photosphere

System of 8 planets, including Earth, & other objects that revolve around the Sun

• Universe
• Solar system
• Galaxy
• Constellation

Collapsed core of a supernova that contains only neutrons in the dense core

• White dwarf
• Neutron star
• Black dwarf
• Supernova

Late stage in life cycle of massive star; core heats up, heavy elements form by fusion, and star expands

• Neutron star
• Main sequence
• White dwarf
• Super giant

Late stage in life cycle of low-mass star; forms when core is depleted and outer layers escape into space, leaving behind a hot, dense core

• White dwarf
• Neutron star
• Supernova
• Red giant

What type of galaxy is pictured?

• Irregular
• Spiral
• Elliptical

What type of galaxy is pictured?

• irregular
• spiral
• elliptical

What type of galaxy is pictured?

• irregular
• spiral
• elliptical

What galaxy do we live in?

• Milky Way
• Andromeda Galaxy
• Cosmos
• Solar

The unit of time to measure distance in space

• kilometer
• light year
• wavelength
• radio waves