Astronomy Review Part 1

A celestial object that orbits a star

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Planet

• moon

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

A Mixture of Rock, Frozen Gases, and Ice That Orbits The Sun

• Comet
• Stars
• Rings
• Moon

True or False
The Earth is the center of the solar system.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The color of a star depends on its

• size
• temperature
• shape
• magnitude

What color are the hottest stars?

• red
• yellow
• orange
• blue

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular 
• Irrational

The color of a star is directly related to its __________.

• Absolute Brightness (Luminosity)
• Apparent Brightness
• Surface Temperature
• Core Temperature

Which star is a yellow star that is very dim

• Deneb
• Van Maanen
• Polaris
• Alpha Centauri

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum. 

• microwaves
• visible light
• x-rays
• gamma ray

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

Which star is the coldest?

• Alpha Centauri A
• Mira
• Deneb
• Rigel