Ch 24 Earth Science Test Review 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

What color of star is the coolest?

• Red

• Yellow

• Blue

• White

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

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.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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