Universe, Galaxies, Stars

What is the distance that light can travel in one year? 

• Light year
• Irregular Galaxy
• Supernova
• Quasar 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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

• Main-sequence
• black hole
• Apparent Magnitude
• Comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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

• Nebula
• Galaxy
• Cosmology
• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

• quasar
• black hold
• supernova
• nebula

A student notices that the moon looks larger than the stars.  Why?

• The moon is reflecting light from the sun
• The moon is closer to Earth then the stars
• The moon is much larger than the stars
• The moon is much larger than Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun appears brighter than other stars because

• it is the largest star in the universe
• it is the hottest star in the universe
• able to radiate more energy than other stars
• is closer to Earth than other stars

Which of the following is not a type of galaxy?

• Irregular
• Triangular
• Spiral
• Elliptical 

The color of a star depends on its

• size
• temperature
• shape
• magnitude

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Our galaxy is called the

• Earth Nebula
• The Hubble Galaxy
• The Milky Way
• The Snickers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Milky Way Galaxy is a 

• spiral
• lenticular
• elliptical 
• irregular