Astronomy RETEST

The difference between a meteor and meteoroid is: 

• Size
• Weight
• Position in space
• Distance to Earth

The greater the mass, the ______the gravity

• Lower
• Greater
• Smaller
• Heavier

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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

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

Which of these stars is hottest?

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

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

Which category is our Sun located in?

• White Dwarfs
• Supergiants
• Main Sequence
• Giants

Which star has the lowest temperature?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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

• Constellation
• Black hole
• Nebula
• Galaxy

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

A student learns that the sun is classified as a medium-size star and that many stars are much bigger and brighter. However, the student observes that other stars look very dim, even through a telescope.

Why do other stars look much dimmer than the sun?

• The sun appear yellow, which is more visible than other colors.

• The sun is much closer to Earth than other stars are

• Other stars are made up of different gases than the sun is.

• As light from other stars travels through space, it gets reflected.