Middle School Astronomy

What is the name of the gas/dust clouds that form stars?

• Nebulas
• Protostars 
• Supernova
• Neutron Star

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What color of star is the coolest?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White

Identify the gas giant planets.

• Neptune, Mars, Venus, Jupiter
• Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth
• Mars, Saturn, Sun, Earth
  
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What force keeps the planets orbiting around the sun?

• Gravity
• Magnets
• Friction
• Light Energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Two factors effecting the magnitude of force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• weight and mass 
• distance and weight 
• mass and matter 
• mass and distance 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the graph that shows the relations between a star's surface temperature and absolute magnitude?

• H-R Diagram

• Star Cluster Map

• Einstein's Diagram

• Newton's Chart of Stars

The Hertzprung Russell Diagram consists of two axis that are labelled...

• Luminosity and Size
• Luminosity and Temperature
• Luminosity and Age

Our Galaxy is called the

• M38
• Milky Way Galaxy
• Andromeda Galaxy
• Pinwheel Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How are galaxies held together.

• gas
• dust
• stars
• gravitational attraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays
• Radio Waves
• Visible Light
• Infrared rays