Earth & Space Science

The Milky Way is a....

• spiral galaxy

• elliptical galaxy

• irregular galaxy

• star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Our solar system is in which galaxy?

• The Clouds of Magellan

• Andromeda

• The Milky Way

• Betelguese

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the name of Earth's star?

• Antares

• Betelguese

• Polaris

• the Sun

Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.

• Kilometers
• Light Years
• Miles
• Light Seconds

How far is the sun from the earth?

• 4.3 light-minutes
• 680 light-years
• 8.4 light-minutes
• 9 light years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

All stars begin as a __________?

• giant
• black hole
• white dwarf
• nebula

Ancient Greeks, Romans, and other early cultures observed patterns of stars in the night sky called __________________.

• constellations

• galaxies

• light-years

• connections

A star is ___________ when the contracting gas and dust from a nebula become so dense that nuclear fusion starts.

• born

• erupted

• beginning

• changing

True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-1

All stars begin their lives as nebulae, which are huge clouds of dust and gases made mostly of what?

• Hydrogen and Oxygen
• Hydrogen and Helium
• Helium and Oxygen
• Oxygen and Iron

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1