Unit 1 Lesson 2 Stars Quiz

A __________ is a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light.

• star

• person

• meteoroid

• comet

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Stars are made mostly of _____________ and _______________.

• oxygen and helium

• hydrogen and helium

• hydrogen and dioxide

• gold and silver

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

___________ indicates a cool star, __________ indicates a very hot star.

• blue, red

• red, blue

• yellow, green

• white, red

The sun is a relatively cool __________ star

• blue

• red

• yellow

• NOT PINK

Multiple stars or multiple star systems are made up of three or more stars bound by _____________.

• force

• gravity

• energy

• Boss's hands

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

__________ magnitude is the measure of a star’s brightness as seen from Earth.

• Guessing

• Apparent

• Maximum

• NOT THIS

Dim stars have _______ numbers on the magnitude.

• negative

• positive

• minimum

• maximum

Bright stars have _________ numbers on the magnitude scale.

• negative

• positive

• odd

• even

Astronomers use this word which means "actual brightness of a star".

• Brightness

• Apparent

• luminosity

• illumination

Absolute magnitude is a measure of how bright a star would be if the star were located at a _________ distance.

• mixed

• standard

• far

• short