ESS - Astronomy

What determines how a star progresses through its life cycle?

• its color

• its mass

• its shape

• its phase

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

In the life cycle of a high mass star, what stage is after red supergiant?

• protostar

• nebula

• neutron star

• supernova

In the low/medium mass star life cycle, what stage is after planetary nebula?

(a)  

What stage will be next in the life cycle of the Sun?

(a)  

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What are the two possible final stages in the high mass star life cycle?

• black hole

• white dwarf

• neutron star

• black dwarf

What is an astronomical unit?

• the distance between the Sun and Earth

• the distance light travels

• the speed of light

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Match the following:

• used within the solar system

• astronomical units

• used outside the solar system

• light years

• evolution of the universe

• big bang theory

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Earth is located in the _____ ___ galaxy

(a)  

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which option includes the inner planets before the asteroid belt?

• Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury

• Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter

• Saturn, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury

• Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus

Which are true about the Kuiper Belt?

• it is located past Neptune

• several dwarf planets exist within it

• it is next to the Asteroid Belt

• it is the origin of short period comets