Stars and Galaxies Quiz

What is a neutron star that spins rapidly on its axis called?

• magnitude

• nova

• parallax

• pulsar

What term describes the death explosion of a star?

• magnitude

• nova

• parallax

• supernova

What is an existing star that flares up and becomes brighter than normal known as?

• magnitude

• nova

• parallax

• variable stars

What do we call stars that regularly or repeatedly change in magnitude?

• magnitude

• nova

• parallax

• variable stars

What is the term for a star's apparent movement in relationship to other stars?

• magnitude

• nova

• parallax

• supernova

What term is used to describe the brightness of a star?

• magnitude

• nova

• parallax

• supernova

____ magnitude is how bright a star really is.

How bright a star looks to us is called ____ magnitude.

The closest star to Earth is the ____.

A cloud of interstellar gases and debris is a ____.