Astronomy Exam Review

What color of star is the hottest?

• Red

• Yellow

• White

• Blue

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the source of energy for all stars?

• hydrothermal

• solar

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What effect adds depth to the 2D scene shown here?

• Parthurnax

• Parallax

• Parallel

• Posthumous

What kind of stars have variable brightness, and were used to measure distances to distant objects?

• Ultra-hot Blue stars

• Cepheid Variables

• Red Giants

• Black Holes

What type of galaxy do we believe the Milky Way is?

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Elliptical

• Dwarf

What effect in the light from distant objects did Edwin Hubble discover?

• redshift

• blueshift

• greenshift

• yellowshift

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The further away a Galaxy is...

• the faster it is coming toward us

• the faster it is moving away from us

• the slower its coming toward us

• the slower its moving away from us

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the average background temperature of the Universe?

• 0K

• 3K

• 18K

• 294K

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What part of the Solar System do short period comets, like Haley's, come from?

• the Moon

• the asteroid belt

• the Kuiper belt

• other solar systems

Between what planets is the asteroid belt located?

• Jupiter and Neptune

• Mars and Jupiter

• Earth and Mars

• Mercury and Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3