Star Clusters

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7th - 12th Grade
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Ron F.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When two stars are orbiting one another it's called ___
an unary system
a binary system
a trinary system
a doublet system
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Astronomers think that most stars are born in groups, called ___
assemblages
bundles
clusters
blobs
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Loosely bound collections of dozens or thousands of stars, usually in an irregular shape, are called ___
hexadecimal star systems
open clusters
globular clusters
nebulae
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who was the first to discover, or at least record, that clusters were composed of many stars?
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Edwin Hubble
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In an open cluster, the stars all orbit the cluster's ___
central black hole
central star
center of mass
perimeter
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the typical diameter of an open cluster?
a few light years
a couple of dozen light years
a few hundred light years
a couple of thousand light years
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the typical distance between stars in an open cluster?
a fraction of a light year
a few light years
a few dozen light years
a few hundred light years
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