Quiz; Big Bang and Stars

What does the Big Bang Theory state?

• All matter and energy started out in a small area, the was spread out by a gigantic explosion

• The dinosaurs became extinct when a gigantic asteroid struck earth 65.5 million years ago

• The earth exists in the Milky Way galaxy.

• The Doppler shift only impacts stars that exist near the Sun.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the correct shape for the Milky Way Galaxy?

• Elliptical

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Spherical

At approximately which position is Earth's solar system located?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The theory that the universe is expanding is supported by the:

• blue shift of light from distant galaxies

• radioactive decay occurring in the Sun

• nuclear fusion occurring in all stars

• red shift of light from distant galaxies

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What causes the gas and dust cloud to condense and become a star?

• Solar Winds

• Gravity

• Density

• Friction

Energy is produced in the cores of main sequence stars when

• cosmic background radiation is absorbed

• lighter elements undergo fusion into heavier elements

• heavier elements undergo fusion into lighter elements

• cosmic background radiation is released

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Which sequence of stars is listed in order of increasing luminosity?

• Barnards Star, Alpha Centauri, Rigel, Spica

• Spica, Rigel, Deneb, Betelgeuse

• Procyon B, Sun, Sirius, Betelgeuse

• Polaris, Deneb, 40 Eridani B, Proxima Centauri

The Sun is inferred to spend the greatest amount of time in its life cycle

• contracting from a gas cloud (nebula)

• changing from a giant star to a white dwarf star

• moving away from the main sequence and becoming a giant star

• as a main sequence star

Which star has a surface temperature most similar to the surface temperature of Alpha Centauri?

• Sirius

• Betelgeuse

• Procyon B

• Polaris

All stars begin their life as a

• Main Sequence

• Nebula

• Protostar

• Black Dwarf

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