Quiz about Universe Test Review

Question 1

What is a small, hot, dim star that is the leftover center of an old star?

Accepted Answer

White Dwarf

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Spiral Galaxy

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Supernova

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Black Hole

Question 2

What is gigantic explosion that causes the death of a massive star?

Accepted Answer

Supernova

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Nebula

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Red Giant

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White Dwarf

Question 3

What is an object that is so massive and dense that even light can not escape its gravity?

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black hole

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Main-sequence

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Apparent Magnitude

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Comet

Question 4

What is a large grouping of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity?

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Galaxy

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Nebula

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Cosmology

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Gravity

Question 5

What is a large cloud of dust and gas where new stars are formed or stars explode?

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nebula

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quasar

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black hold

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supernova

Question 6

Which is the hottest?

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main-sequence blue star

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a red giant

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small, white dwarf

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main-sequence yellow star

Question 7

Which shows the correct sequence of a star's life cycle?

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main sequence, red giant, white dwarf

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main sequence, white dwarf, red giant

Question 8

What color are the hottest stars?

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blue

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red

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yellow

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orange

Question 9

What determines if a star becomes a white dwarf, neutron star, or a black hole?

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Its mass

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Its age

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Its brightness

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Its temperature

Question 10

What color are the coolest stars?

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red

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blue-white

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yellow

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orange

Question 11

The HR diagram shows that main-sequence stars

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increase in brightness as they increase in temperature

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are mostly hot and dim

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are mostly cool and bright

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decrease in brightness as they increase in temperature

Question 12

A star is born when

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nuclear fusion starts

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a protostar begins to cool

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a nebula expands

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helium and oxygen combine

Question 13

What keeps star clusters/galaxies together?

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Gravity

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Black Matter

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Planets

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Nebula

Question 14

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

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Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe

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Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy

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Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe

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Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

Question 15

more massive stars generally have shorter life cycles than less massive stars because massive stars...

Accepted Answer

Use fuel much faster than less massive stars

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are older

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have a stronger gravitational pull

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formed earlier than less massive stars

Question 16

more massive stars generally have shorter life cycles than less massive stars because massive stars...

Accepted Answer

Use fuel much faster than less massive stars

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are older

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have a stronger gravitational pull

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formed earlier than less massive stars

Question 17

Which measurement allows scientist to compare the TRUE brightness of stars?

Accepted Answer

absolute magnitude

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parallax

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apparent magnitude

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temperature

Question 18

The type of galaxy that has few young stars, little gas or dust, and NO arms is a/n

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elliptical galaxy

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spiral galaxy

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irregular galaxy

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barred spiral galaxy

Question 19

The type of galaxy with the LEAST mass and no definite shape is a/n

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irregular galaxy

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elliptical galaxy

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spiral galaxy

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barred spiral galaxy

Question 20

Which is a spiral galaxy?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

Question 21

The universe is constantly ___________________ just like a balloon.

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expanding

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inflating

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exploding

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flying

Question 22

What do scientists believe created the universe?

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the big bang

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the loud crash

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the expanding balloon

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the point of singularity

Question 23

Every theory must be supported by_______________.

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evidence

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answers

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questions

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clues

Question 24

We live in the __________________ galaxy.

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Milky Way

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Andromeda

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Musketeers

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Spinning

Question 25

A change in the wavelength of any type of wave energy is_____.

Accepted Answer

Doppler Effect

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Hubble's Law

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Redshift

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Albert Einstein

Question 26

The farther away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us.

Accepted Answer

Hubble's Law

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Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

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Doppler Effect

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Redshift

Question 27

The farther away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us.

Accepted Answer

Hubble's Law

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Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

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Doppler Effect

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Redshift

Question 28

List the components of the universe from smallest to largest...

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planet, star, nebula, galaxy

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galaxy, star, planet, nebula

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nebula, star, planet, galaxy

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galaxy, nebula, star, planet

Question 29

Stars are made mostly of which two elements?

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Hydrogen and helium

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Selenium and sodium

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Astatine and arsenic

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Hydrogen and neon

Question 30

Galaxies are classified into all of the following types EXCEPT:

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crescent

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spiral

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irregular

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elliptical

Question 31

Most objects outside of our galaxy have red shift. This is evidence that most objects are...

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moving away from Earth

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hotter than our Sun

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older than our solar system

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moving toward Earth

Question 32

What type of galaxy do we live in?

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spiral

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irregular

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crescent

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elliptical

Question 33

What determines how long a star will live?

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It's mass

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It's color

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It's diameter

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It's distance from the Sun

Question 34

What characteristics does the H-R Diagram use to classify stars?

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luminosity and temperature

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luminosity and brightness

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color and temperature

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color and size

Question 35

What type of star is the hottest in temperature?

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blue stars

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red giants

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yellow stars

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orange stars orange stars

Question 36

How many of the stars visible in the night sky are closer to Earth than the Sun?

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none

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seven

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one

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all of them

Question 37

Massive stars have shorter lives than average stars.

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TRUE

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FALSE

Question 38

After a supernova, what determines whether it will become a black hole or a neutron star?

Accepted Answer

how massive the star is

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destiny

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how close it is to a galaxy

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how many neutrons it has

Question 39

When does a star's life begin from a stellar nebula?

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when nuclear fusion in the core begins

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when it becomes a red giant

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when gravity pulls it together

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when there is enough gravity to go from planet to star

Question 40

The Sun appears larger and brighter (to us) than larger stars because the Sun is -

Accepted Answer

much closer

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much larger

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much hotter

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a redgiant

Question 41

Where are we located in the Milky Way galaxy?

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in a spiral arm

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in the center

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outside of it

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we are not located in the Milky Way galaxy

Question 42

When a main sequence star runs out of fuel, it will expand and become either a _____ or _____.

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red giant or red supergiant

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neutron star or black hole

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white dwarf or black dwarf

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planetary nebula or supernova

Question 43

Which type of galaxy looks like a flattened, stretched ball and contains the oldest stars?

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An elliptical galaxy

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An irregular galaxy

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No such galaxy exists

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A spiral galaxy

Question 44

A supernova is an explosion of a dying ______.

Accepted Answer

red supergiant

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protostar

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white dwarf

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low-mass star

Question 45

What type of galaxy has no particular shape?

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irregular

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spiral

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elliptical

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doughnut

Question 46

Each of the following are parts of the electromagnetic spectrum EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

sound waves

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infrared waves

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ultraviolet waves

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X-rays

Question 47

What is a light year?

Accepted Answer

how far light travels in a year

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The distance between two stars

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The time it takes light to travel 300,000,000 meters

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The time for light to travel to Earth from the sun

Question 48

Which best describes Bernard's star?

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It is less bright than the Sun, less than 3800K, and red.

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It is brighter than the Sun, more than 3800K, and red.

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It is same brightness as the Sun, more than 3800K, and yellow.

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It is brighter than the Sun, less than 3800K, and yellow.

Question 49

The reason the Earth gets more energy from the Sun than all other stars is because the Sun is -

Accepted Answer

thousands of times closer

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thousands of times larger

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thousands of times hotter

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a red giant

Question 50

Which of these best describes a nebula?

Accepted Answer

A collection of dust and gases that can form into stars.

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A collection of gases escaping from a black hole.

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A collection of dust surrounding a planet.

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A collection of dust and gases that produce light from nuclear fusion.

Question 51

Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram shows the correct order of decreasing surface temp for stars is?

Accepted Answer

Blue, White, Yellow, Red

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Red, Yellow, White, Blue

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Red, Yellow, Red, Yellow

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Blue, Red, White, Yellow

Question 52

The shape of our Milky Way galaxy can be classified as ____________.

Accepted Answer

Spiral

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Elliptical

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Irregular

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French

Question 53

The Sun's position in the Milky Way galaxy is on the _______ of a spiral away from the center.Skip
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Accepted Answer

Edge

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Center

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Middle

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Outside

Question 54

Huge clouds of dust and gas are called

Accepted Answer

Nebulae

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Star

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Neutron Star

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Comets

Question 55

What is a light year?

Accepted Answer

How far light travels through the vacuum in one year.

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A unit of time

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The time light takes to travel though a vacuum in one year.

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10 thousand meters

Question 56

Which stars have the highest surface temperature?

Accepted Answer

Blue

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Yellow

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Red

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Orange

Question 57

Betelgeuse is classified as a ____________ star.

Accepted Answer

Supergiant

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Giant

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White Dwarf

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Main Sequence

Question 58

Our Sun is a ______________ star.

Accepted Answer

Main Sequence

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Blue

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Yellow

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Orange

Question 59

Which type of stars belong in spectral class K and have the lowest luminosity?

Accepted Answer

Main Sequence

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White Dwarf

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Giants

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Supergiants

Question 60

What property of a light wave changes to cause a blue or red shift?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

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Trough

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Amplitude

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Speed

Question 61

Luminosity measures a star's _____________________.

Accepted Answer

Brightness

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Color

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Temperature

Question 62

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

Accepted Answer

Medium size with medium temperature

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Extremely Large and Cold

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Small with a medium temperature

Question 63

What type of galaxy is this?

Accepted Answer

Spiral

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Elliptical

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Irregular

Answer

Irrational

Question 64

What type of galaxy is this?

Accepted Answer

Elliptical

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Spiral

Answer

Irregular

Answer

Irrational

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