Galaxies and Stars quiz

How are Stars formed

• By A huge energy source.

• Inside relatively dense concentrations of interstellar gas and dust known as molecular clouds.

• A big explosion of different gas sources.

• Burning hydrogen into helium in their cores, and later in their lives create heavier elements.

What Galaxy is Earth in ?

• Elliptical Galaxies

• Spiral Galaxies

• Irregular Galaxies

• Milky Way Galaxies

How is a Star Cluster formed ?

• together with stars on a gravitational pull.

• they flow together by gases .

• formed by a heat

• Tiny star struck in physical movement which sucked up an gravitational pull .

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

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How many stars are in a galaxy.

• millions or billions
• thousands
• hundreds
• Ten

What happens when a massive star's life ends?

• dead star
• black hole or neutron star
• supernova
• white dwarf

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a massive ball of gas held together by gravity with a core so hot that nuclear fusion occurs

• star

• black hole

• white dwarf

• galaxy

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True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.

• True
• False

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The distance that light travels in one year; about 9.46 trillion kilometers.

• Light Year
• Light Kilometer 
• Light Second 
• Warp Speed

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Which of the following is the largest?

• star
• universe
• cluster
• galaxy

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