Galaxies and Life Cycle of Stars

Identify the types of galaxies shown in the image.

a

b

c

Elliptical Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy

Irregular Galaxy

What is a cloud of gas and dust held together by gravity?

(a)  

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Choose the life cycle that the Sun will take.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

 The image is of The Crab Nebula taken with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.  The Crab Nebula is 6,500 light years from Earth.  What forms within a nebula?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

1. Drag and drop the correct word to complete the description of the Sun.

1. The sun is an ​ (a)   mass yellow star found in the ​ (b)   . When the Sun starts to die, it will become a ​ (c)   and end its life as a ​ (d)   .

• average
• main sequence
• red giant
• black dwarf
• high
• red supergiant
• black hole

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Label the life cycle of stars diagram using the terms below.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Supergiant

High Mass Main Sequence

Red Giant

White Dwarf

Black Hole

Neutron Star

Supernova

Low Mass Main Sequence

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

After the main sequence, a high mass star becomes a ​ (a)   .

• supergiant
• giant
• supernova
• nebula

Where, in the Milky Way, is the solar system we live in found?