Planets, Gravity and Stars

What part of the cosmos uses gravity to pull gas and dust together to make a new star?

• Nebula

• Blackhole

• Solar System

• Parallax

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which of the following is an example of how gravity affects our solar system?

• Holding the planets in orbit

• Forming of the sun when the solar system began

• Forming the planets, moons, asteroids as the solar system began

• All of these examples use gravity.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What object in the cosmos has such a high level of gravity that light can't escape?

• Black hole

• Nebula

• Absolute Magnitude

• Light years

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

When a really massive (BIG) star dies, what happens to it?

• It will explode in a supernova

• It will form a planetary nebula

• It will form a white dwarf from the pull of gravity

• Stars can't die

When a small/medium sized star (like our sun) dies, what will it become?

• A Super Nova

• A Black hole

• A galaxy

• A white dwarf

What is a galaxy?

• A region of space full of billions of stars, gas, and dust which are held together by gravity.

• The remains of a white dwarf

• A region of space with a star surrounded by planets and asteroids

• The remains of a planetary nebula

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How do we measure distance outside our solar system?

• Miles

• Kilometers

• Light years

• millimeters

Which of the following is a correct sequence for the life cycle of a massive (BIG) Star?

• nebula...red giant...main sequence...supernova...white dwarf

• nebula...main sequence...supernova...planetary nebula...white dwarf

• nebula...main sequence...supernova...black hole...white dwarf

• nebula...main sequence...red super giant...supernova... black hole

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is happening in the main sequence stage of a star?

• It is exploding

• It is fusing hydrogen and helium

• It is starting for form in a nebula

• It is burned out and has become a diamond in the sky

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the main fuel on a star?

• Hydrogen

• iron

• coal

• neutron star

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1