The Universe Review

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

• Nebulas
• Protostars 
• Supernova
• Neutron Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the name of the explosion at the death of a massive star?

• Supergiant
• Supernova
• Black Hole
• Nebula

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Low-mass stars eventually collapse into what final star remnant?

• Black holes
• Neutron stars
• White dwarfs
• Nebulae

Very massive stars eventually collapse into what final star remnant?

• Neutron stars
• Black holes
• White dwarfs
• Protostars

H-R diagrams measure both a star's ______ and _______. 

• mass and color
• absolute magnitude and tempurature
• brightness and composition
• location and type

Very hot stars are what color?

• Blue

• Yellow

• Red

• Orange

Our sun is in what stage?

• planetary nebula

• protostar

• main sequence

• red giant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Use the Hertzsprung Russell Diagram to answer the following question. Which of these observations of Procyon is most likely accurate?

• Procyon is less bright than the Sun, has a surface temperature below 5,000 ^oC, and is red orange.

• Procyon is brighter than the Sun, has a surface temperature below 5,000 ^oC, and is red orange.

• Procyon is brighter than the Sun, has a surface temperature of about 6,000 ^oC, and is yellow.

• Procyon is less bright than the Sun, has a surface temperature of about 6,000 ^oC, and is yellow

Use the Hertzsprung Russell Diagram to answer the following question. How do the characteristics of Vega and Barnard's Star compare?

• Vega is cooler and less bright than Barnard's Star.

• Vega is hotter and brighter than Barnard's Star.

• Vega is cooler and brighter than Barnard's Star.

• Vega is hotter and less bright than Barnard's Star.

Which of these correctly compares the masses of different objects in the universe?

• A moon has less mass than a star and more mass than the planet it orbits.
• A planet has less mass than a galaxy and more mass than the star it orbits.
• A galaxy has less mass than a moon and more mass than a planet.
• A star has less mass than a galaxy and more mass than a planet.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4