Universe + additional STAAR questions

In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

• Stars Get Larger
• Stars get Colder
• Stars get hotter

As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.

• True
• False

A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; the predecessor to stars...

• Constellation
• Black hole
• Nebula
• Galaxy

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

• Extremely Large and Cold
• Small with a medium temperature
• Medium size with medium temperature

After a supergiant, a high mass star explodes and forms a

• supernova
• red giant
• black hole
• planetary nebula

A system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity is called -

• an asteroid

• a moon

• a galaxy

• a nebula

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The universe has many different components. Which list places four components of the universe in the most likely order from smallest to largest?

• Planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies

• Planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae

• Nebulae, stars, planets, galaxies

• Galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae

Which color of star is the coolest?

• Yellow Star
• Red Star
• Orange Star
• Blue Star

What type of galaxy is shown in this image?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Irrational

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

All of the mass of an atom comes from what location?

• nucleus
• electron cloud