STAAR Review Earth/Space

Because our Sun is the closest star to Earth, it appears _____ than other stars in the sky.

• smaller and brighter

• brighter and bigger

• younger and dimmer

• dimmer and bigger

Compared to other stars in the Universe, our Sun is

• larger in size than all the other stars.

• smaller than all the other stars.

• average with some smaller and some larger.

• the same size as all the other stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Milky Way is a(n) ______ galaxy.

• spiral shape

• irregular shape

• elliptical shape

Our solar system is located in this area of the Milky Way galaxy

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

This instrument is used to observe spectral lines of elements

• spectroscope

• microscope

• tuner

• telescope

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The term "blue shift" means objects are

• moving away from you

• not moving

• moving towards you

• circling a central point

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The term "red shift" means objects are

• moving towards you

• not moving

• moving away from you

• circling a central location

Most stars in the Universe are classified as

• Main sequence stars

• red giants

• white dwarfs

• red supergiants

The coolest stars in the Universe are what color?

• yellow

• blue

• red

• white

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

These waves have the most energy on the EM Spectrum

• radio

• visible

• infrared

• gamma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1