Galaxies and Stars

an immense cloud of dust & gas where stars are born

• black hole

• nebula

• prominence

• supernova

Elliptical, spiral, and irregular are all types of ______.

• solar systems
• universes
• galaxies
• stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What color of star is the coolest?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The color of the star tells us its 

• composition
• Temperature
• Luminosity 
• Mass

Our galaxy is called the

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Milky Way Galaxy is a 

• spiral
• lenticular
• elliptical 
• irregular

What do you call a scientist who studies objects in space?

• meteorologist

• astronomer

• astronaut

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Most distances in space and to stars outside of our solar system are measured using.....

• light-years

• astronomical units

• feet

• meters

Ancient Greeks, Romans, and other early cultures observed patterns of stars in the night sky called __________________.

• constellations

• galaxies

• light-years

• connections