Earth SCI Ch.21 The Universe Beyond

Which color of star has the hottest surface temperature?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

Which color of star listed has the coolest surface temperature?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White
• green

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What type of star includes the largest stars in the universe?

• Protostars
• Supergiants
• Red Giants
• Dwarf Stars
• super star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the name of the gas/dust cloud filled regions where stars form?

• Nebulas
• Protostars 
• Supernova
• Neutron Star
• Owendale-Gagetown

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

______ is the force that causes dust particles to come together in a nebula.

• nuclear fusion
• gravity
• hydrogen
• friction

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What will be the next stage in our sun's life cycle?

• supernova

• white dwarf

• blackhole

• red giant

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A ______ is an object so dense, with so much gravity, that even light cannot escape.

• Supernova

• galaxies
• Neutron Star

• black hole

• Nova

How are stars classified?

• Color and size

• Temperature and brightness

• color and elements

• distance from Earth and roundness

What type of galaxy is shown in the picture?

• spiral

• irregular

• elliptical

• barren

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the best definition of apparent magnitude?

• The measure of how bright a star appears to an observer on Earth.

• How far away a star is from Earth.

• The brightness of a star.

• A measure of how bright the star would be if all stars were the same distance from Earth.