Quiz about Galaxies and Constellations

Question 1

Before a star there is a ___

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

nebula

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cloud of gas and dust

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higher local density of material in space

Question 2

Before a solar system there is a ___

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

nebula

Answer

cloud of gas and dust

Answer

higher local density of material in space

Question 3

Before a galaxy there is a ___

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

nebula

Answer

cloud of gas and dust

Answer

higher local density of material in space

Question 4

how old is the universe?

Accepted Answer

14 billion years

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5 billion years

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5 trillion years

Answer

14 trillion years

Question 5

how old is Sol?

Accepted Answer

5 billion years

Answer

14 billion years

Answer

5 trillion years

Answer

14 trillion years

Question 6

how old is Earth?

Accepted Answer

5 billion years

Answer

14 billion years

Answer

5 trillion years

Answer

14 trillion years

Question 7

Our sun contains ___% of the mass of the solar system

Accepted Answer

99.8%

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98%

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85%

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50%

Question 8

Which is not a main sequence star?

Accepted Answer

white dwarf

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yellow dwarf

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red dwarf

Question 9

Which is a dead star? There is no more fusion.

Accepted Answer

white dwarf

Answer

yellow dwarf

Answer

red dwarf

Question 10

Which is our star?

Accepted Answer

yellow dwarf

Answer

white dwarf

Answer

red dwarf

Question 11

___ fusion is the energy source for stars

Accepted Answer

nuclear

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atomic

Question 12

The nucleus of an atom is made of

Accepted Answer

protons and neutrons

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protons

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neutrons

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electrons

Question 13

If the atom is a professional football stadium, the nucleus is a ___ at the center

Accepted Answer

marble or golf ball

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basketball court

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basketball

Question 14

Gas, liquid, solid, and PLASMA. What is plasma?

Accepted Answer

all of these

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The fourth state of matter

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extremely dense and hot with astoundingly high pressure

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a violent soup of dissociated nuclei and electrons

Question 15

The first phase of NUCLEAR fusion and the one happening in main sequence stars is

Accepted Answer

hydrogen to helium

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helium to carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen

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everything up to and including Fe - iron - #26

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all the nuclei above # 26

Question 16

After main sequence stars there is a giant phase where ___ NUCLEAR fusion is powering the star

Accepted Answer

helium to carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen

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hydrogen to helium

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everything up to and including Fe - iron - #26

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all the nuclei above # 26

Question 17

Our Sol will only be capable of NUCLEAR fusion of ___ in its red giant phase

Accepted Answer

helium to carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen

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hydrogen to helium

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everything up to and including Fe - iron - #26

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all the nuclei above # 26

Question 18

A massive star will be capable of NUCLEAR fusion of ___ in its red giant phase. It's more than our Sol can do.

Accepted Answer

everything up to and including Fe - iron - #26

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hydrogen to helium

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helium to carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen

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all the nuclei above # 26

Question 19

A red supergiant will supernova and in that extremely violent reaction ___ are created.

Accepted Answer

all the nuclei above # 26

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hydrogen to helium

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helium to carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen

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everything up to and including Fe - iron - #26

Question 20

Our solar system is known to be the remnants of a supernova (2nd generation) because ___ exist in us and in the crust of Earth.

Accepted Answer

all the nuclei above # 26

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hydrogen to helium

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helium to carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen

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everything up to and including Fe - iron - #26

Question 21

Main sequence stars (but not a red dwarf) will eventually collapse because

Accepted Answer

all of these

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the force of gravity pulls the star inward

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they run out of the hydrogen nuclear fusion fuel that keeps the core hot

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heat from the fusion core of stars pushes outward

Question 22

red giants and red supergiants will eventually collapse because

Accepted Answer

all of these

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the force of gravity pulls the star inward

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they run out of the hydrogen nuclear fusion fuel that keeps the core hot

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heat from the fusion core of stars pushes outward

Question 23

Our Sol will become a red supergiant and then collapse into a

Accepted Answer

white dwarf

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red dwarf

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yellow dwarf

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neutron star

Question 24

red supergiants will collapse and

Accepted Answer

supernova

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become white dwarves

Question 25

After a supernova, the remnants of a red supergiant will collapse into a

Accepted Answer

one of these options - depends on the mass

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neutron star

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black hole

Question 26

SuperSuperMassive Red Supergiants will supernova and become ___ while Massive Red Supergiants will supernova and become ___

Accepted Answer

black holes, neutron stars

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neutrons stars, black holes

Question 27

A black hole comes from a star that has at least ___ times the mass of Sol

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 28

A neutron star comes from a star that has at least ___ times the mass of our star but less than ___ times the mass of Sol

Accepted Answer

10, 25

Answer

5, 10

Answer

10, 50

Question 29

What happens to a red dwarf through its lifetime

Accepted Answer

it will remain the same for tens of billions of years

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It will become a white dwarf

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It will become a yellow dwarf

Question 30

Which one lasts longer, a yellow dwarf or a massive star

Accepted Answer

yellow dwarf like our Sol

Answer

massive star

Question 31

Which main sequence star leads a shorter, more violent life?

Accepted Answer

massive star

Answer

yellow dwarf

Answer

red dwarf

Question 32

How long until our sun runs out of fuel and collapses to get hotter and become a red giant?

Accepted Answer

5,000,000,000 years

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about 5,000,000 years

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5,000,000,000,000 years

Question 33

Are we happy that we orbit a stable yellow dwarf?

Accepted Answer

yes - life can continue

Answer

no

Question 34

What is the name of our galaxy?

Accepted Answer

Milky Way

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Sol

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Andromeda

Question 35

What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way?

Accepted Answer

barred spiral

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spiral

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irregular

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elliptical

Question 36

How far across is our galaxy? Diameter!

Accepted Answer

100,000 light years

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100,000 miles

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5,000 light years

Question 37

How long would it take light to travel from one edge of the galaxy to the other?

Accepted Answer

100,000 years

Answer

5,000 years

Answer

100 years

Question 38

Milky Way is about ___ light years thick at the central bar bulge and ___ light years thick for the rest of the disk.

Accepted Answer

5,000 - 1,000

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1,000 - 5,000

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100,000 - 5,000

Question 39

Milky Way radius is

Accepted Answer

50,000 light years

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100,000 light years

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5,000 light years

Question 40

Our solar system is about ___ way from the center of the galaxy to the edge.

Accepted Answer

half

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one quarter

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3/4

Question 41

Our solar system is about ___ light years from the center of the galaxy to the edge.

Accepted Answer

25,000

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50,000

Answer

5,000

Question 42

Where is our solar system in the Milky Way?

Accepted Answer

on the edge of a spur off the edge of a spiral arm

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in the middle of a spiral arm

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in the bar of the barred spiral

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near the center of the galaxy

Question 43

We are happy to live in a calm part of the galaxy far from other stars off the edge of a spiral arm

Accepted Answer

yes!

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We don't, so we can't be happy about it.

Question 44

There are about ___ stars in the Milky Way and about ___ galaxies in the universe.

Accepted Answer

100 billion, 100 billion

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100 million, 100 million

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100,000 - 100,000

Question 45

We cannot see the center of the universe because of

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

gas

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dust

Answer

stars

Question 46

What is at the center of our galaxy and many others?

Accepted Answer

a supermassive black hole

Answer

a black hole

Answer

a supermassive star

Question 47

how long does it take our solar system to revolve once around the galaxy

Accepted Answer

250 million years

Answer

a year

Answer

250 years

Question 48

A young black hole has ___ mass than the massive star from which it formed.

Accepted Answer

far less

Answer

more

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far more

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less

Question 49

A black hole applies a ___ gravitational force to a nearby star than the force applied by the original massive star from which it collapsed

Accepted Answer

smaller

Answer

larger

Question 50

You can name the planets in order from the sun, right? Practice!

Accepted Answer

yes

Answer

no

Question 51

You can name the 4 inner rocky planets, right?

Accepted Answer

yes

Answer

no

Question 52

you can name the 4 gas giants, right?

Accepted Answer

yes

Answer

no

Question 53

Ceres and Pluto are ___

Accepted Answer

dwarf planets

Answer

red dwarves

Answer

dwarf stars

Question 54

A constellation is

Accepted Answer

a collection of stars that represents an object, animal, or person - often a cultural myth

Answer

a collection of stars

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an imagined shape in the sky - like a cloud shape you might see

Question 55

How are constellations used by astronomers today?

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all of these

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for locations in the sky

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for communication of location of the sky

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for naming stars and galaxies and nebulae

Question 56

How are constellations used by astrologers today?

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all of these

Answer

for locations in the sky

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for analyzing inborn personality

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for predicting future directions - for analyzing current events

Question 57

According to astrology, your personality is at least partly determined by

Accepted Answer

both of those

Answer

the positions of planets and the moon at the moment of your birth

Answer

the positions of the constellations at the moment of your birth

Question 58

Do you know the moment of your birth? If you don't, you will be told that is the reason for the inaccuracy of your horoscope.

Accepted Answer

thanks for the information!

Answer

no

Question 59

How many official constellations are there in the sky?

Accepted Answer

88

Answer

48

Answer

40

Question 60

There is good evidence that the classic 48 constellations were invented by the

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamians (earliest)

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Greeks (middle)

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Romans (later)

Question 61

The names we use for the classic constellations are mostly

Accepted Answer

greek

Answer

roman

Question 62

The 48 classic constellations did not cover the area around

Accepted Answer

the south pole

Answer

the north pole

Question 63

the classic constellations did not include the stars around the south pole because

Accepted Answer

the center of civilization was north of the equator

Answer

the center of civilization was south of the equator

Question 64

In Pittsburgh we see ___ constellations as those in Asuncion, Paraguay

Accepted Answer

some the same, some different

Answer

all the same

Answer

none of the same

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