The Universe & Everything

What is the name of the cooler, highly magnetic areas on the sun's surface?

• CMEs (coronal mass ejections)

• Solar flares

• Sunspots

• Prominences

Which term describes the solar feature in the picture?

• Prominence

• Solar Flare

• Sunspot

• Solar Tail

The rotation of stars is different from that of solid bodies. The term differential rotation explains that

• stars revolve but do not rotate

• stars rotate in a different direction than planets

• all the parts of star rotate at the same speed

• parts of the star rotate at different speeds

Which of the stars in this picture are the hottest?

• Red

• Yellow

• Orange

• Blue

The brightness of a star as viewed from Earth is called its

• differential rotation

• apparent magnitude

• absolute magnitude

• total magnitude

The brightness of a star viewed at a fixed distance (32.6 light years) from Earth is called its

• absolute magnitude

• apparent magnitude

• shine

• relative magnitude

Which of the following lists solar system objects in order from LARGEST to SMALLEST?

• Moons, planets, sun

• Planets, moons, sun

• Sun, planets, moons

• Moons, sun, planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

In this picture, the Hubble Deep Field view, the object in the yellow circle is a

• Galaxy

• Universe

• Solar System

• Single star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The term (and unit) used to measure distance outside our solar system is called a(n)

• AU (astonomical unit)

• kilometer

• Millimeter

• light year

Which of the following lists celestial objects from LARGEST to SMALLEST?

• Planet, star, solar system, galaxy, universe

• Universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet

• Solar system, star, universe, planet, galaxy

• Galaxy, solar system, universe, planet, star