stars/universe vocab review

What is the brightness of a star as it appears to an observer on Earth?

• Big Bang Theory
• Apparent Magnitude
• Light year
• Spiral Galaxy

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

• Light year
• Irregular Galaxy
• Supernova
• Quasar 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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

• Nebula
• Galaxy
• Cosmology
• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which is the hottest?

• a red giant
• small, white dwarf
• main-sequence yellow star
• main-sequence blue star

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What color are the hottest stars?

• red
• yellow
• orange
• blue

The majority of stars are in their longest phase, which is called...

• white dwarf
• H-R Diagram
• Red giant
• Main-sequence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3