Released Science STAAR Q 11-20

Stars including the Sun, form when:

• enough rock from space is pulled together by gravitational attraction

• enough rock from space is pulled together by magnetism

• enough dust and gas is pulled together from space by gravitational attraction

• enough dust and gas is pulled together from space by magnetism

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Our sun is just one of billions of stars in a large object called a:

• galaxy

• solar system

• constellation

• nebulla

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When the core of a sun-sized star runs out of fuel it becomes a:

• black hole

• supergiant

• protostar

• red giant

Which statement is correct:

• Red stars are hotter than blue stars

• Blue stars are hotter than red stars

• White stars are hotter than blue stars

• Red stars are hotter than white stars

The image was taken from the Famous Crab Nebula, as seen by the Hubble and Herschel space telescopes. Which of the following best describe a nebula?

• high energy magnetism in space

• solids and liquids suspended in space

• infra-red waves expansion

• dust and gas in space

Brightness of a star, which can be seen from Earth is called its

• absolute magnitude

• apparent magnitude

• light year

• luminosity

The earliest stage of a stellar life cycle is called:

• a protostar

• a black hole

• genesis

• a black dwarf

The Andromeda galaxy is moving towards our galaxy and will one day collide. The light observed from Earth that Andromeda emits is:

• red shifted

• white shifted

• not shifted

• blue shifted

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

The big bang theory:

• explains that the distance between galaxies are expanding.

• explains that galaxies are moving towards each other.

• explains that everything in the universe is growing

• explains that every objects in space is growing in size

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Refer to the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram:

Which star is the dullest and coolest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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