Galaxies, Solar Systems, Stars and Planets

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Science
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8th Grade
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Virginia Duncan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a measure of the amount of light a star actually gives off.
Apparent magnitude
Absolute magnitude
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the measure of the amount of light received on earth?
absolute magnitude
apparent magnitude
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity is what?
solar system
galaxy
star clusters
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Distances between stars and galaxies are measured in what?
light-years
millions of kilometers
millions of miles
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A group os stars that form a pattern in the sky are called what?
flares
constellations
star clusters
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A star is "born" when the contracting gas and dust comes from what?
nebula
star cluster
neptune
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After a star runs out of fuel and starts to die, it can become what?
a white dwarf star
a neutron star
a black hole
All of the above
None of the above
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