Earth is on the spiral arm of which galaxy?

• Sunflower Galaxy
• Milky Way Galaxy
• Mars Galaxy
• Pinwheel Galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is a general name for a star that explodes.

• Supernova
• Neutron star
• Main sequence star
• Black hole

The __________ of the star determines the color of the star.

• Density
• Distance from Earth
• Surface Temperature

The brightness of star measured from a standard distance away

• absolute magnitude
• apparent magnitude

The brightness of an object as observed from Earth

• absolute magnitude
• apparent magnitude

The distance light travels in one year

• light-year
• velocity
• parallax

A massive celestial object with gravity so strong not even light can escape

• black hole
• neutron star
• pulsar
• main sequence

An extremely small, dense star resulting after a supernova

• black hole
• neutron star
• pulsar
• main sequence

The violent explosion of a star

• black hole
• pulsar
• nebula
• supernova

The stage a star is classified into for most of its life.

• pulsar
• main sequence
• nebula
• neutron star