Beyond Our Solar System review

The table provides information about the sizes and distances from Earth of four different stars. Which star will appear brightest in the night sky?  

• Star A
• Star B
• Star C
• Star D

Which describes why stars are different colors?

• Stars are the same color.
• Stars reflect light from the sun.
• Star have different locations.
• Stars have different temperatures.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the following is the largest in size?

• Solar System

• star

• Universe

• galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following shows the color of stars from hottest to coolest?

• blue, white, yellow, red

• red, yellow, white, blue

• yellow, red, blue, white

• white, blue, yellow, red

What type of galaxy do we live in?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Circular

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Earth and the rest of the solar system are located in the ________ galaxy.

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Solar System

• universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which of the following are pieces of evidence for the Big Bang Theory? Select all that apply!

• the planets revolving around the Sun

• black holes

• galaxies are moving away from us

• cosmic background radiation

• other planets have moons orbiting them

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.

• Kilometers
• Light Years
• Miles
• Light Seconds

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular
• Irrational

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What do we call a Neutron star that appears to look very much like a lighthouse form our perspective on Earth?

• Quasar

• Wayczar

• Pulsar

• Nonesar