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What is the Milky Way?

• A giant flat structure called a galaxy containing hundreds of billions of stars

• A small cluster of stars near the sun

• A single star in the universe

• A type of planet in the solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What unit do astronomers use to measure distances in space?

• Light-year

• Kilometer

• Astronomical Unit

• Parsec

What is parallax used for in astronomy?

• To measure distances to nearby stars

• To determine the temperature of stars

• To classify stars by size

• To calculate the age of the universe

Which of the following is a characteristic used to classify stars?

• Size, temperature, and brightness

• Color, shape, and distance

• Age, composition, and orbit

• Mass, velocity, and density

What color do the coolest stars glow?

• Reddish

• White

• Blue

• Yellow

What is the surface temperature of the sun?

• 5,500 degrees Celsius

• 3,200 degrees Celsius

• 10,000 degrees Celsius

• 7,000 degrees Celsius

What does the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram show?

• The relationship between temperature and brightness of stars

• The distance of stars from Earth

• The age of different stars

• The chemical composition of stars