Star Formation Galaxies

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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Charles Martinez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Vast areas filled with very cold gas & dust between stars is known as
one big empty area in space.
"cosmic fluff."
the interstellar medium.
the interstellar void.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did the gas & dust between the stars & in all corners of the Universe get there?
the result of planetary collisions & explosions
by the gravitational attraction of supermassive black holes
the Big Bang created it all
the result of leftover remnants of previous stars
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Some examples of the interstellar medium (or "nebula") clouds include
areas in the Small & Large Magellanic clouds (SMC & LMC).
the Orion nebula.
the Horcrux nebula.
Sagittarius "A" (SGR A*).
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The interstellar medium & nebula clouds are important because
the Big Bang would've never occurred without them.
black holes would never exist if the clouds were not there.
they make up the space between the stars.
they are regions for new star formation.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What causes the interstellar clouds to collapse to form proto-stars & stars?
centripetal forces that act over large areas between stars
a contraction & clumping of gas/dust due to gravity
a contraction & clumping of gas/dust due to frictional force
a "trigger" mechanism such as two colliding stars
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Eventually a "snowball effect" occurs in a contracting gas/dust cloud which causes
material to slowly build up into one or more proto-stars.
a cascading avalanche of star material spreading everywhere.
massive clumps of ice/snow to form.
a net effect of negatively charged explosive plasma/ions.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Proto-stars are also known as ____ for the constellation in which the first one was observed.
neutron stars
very hot fusion orbs
T Tauri stars
A Tari stars.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
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