Astronomy - Universe, galaxies and Stars

What type of galaxy is Galaxy Y

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Elliptical

What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the name of baby stars?

• Dwarf
• Supergiant
• Protostars
• Nebulas

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the name of the gas/dust clouds that form stars?

• Nebulas
• Protostars 
• Supernova
• Neutron Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The category that contains the most stars is...

• Main Sequence
• Supergiants
• Giants

At 10,000 degrees Celsius, hydrogen begins to change into helium and energy is released in a process called

• supernova
• pulsar
• nuclear fusion
• nuclear fission

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the red side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

• Moving towards the Earth
• Moving away from the Earth
• This is a trick question that cannot be answered
• It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which of the following is NOT evidence of the Big Bang Theory?

• most galaxies are red-shifted

• CMBR everywhere

• the universe is gaining matter

• the universe is expanding

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Galaxies are composed of (best answer)

• stars
• stars and gas
• stars, dust, and gas
• stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

• Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
• Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
• Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
• Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3