Space the Final Frontier

A light-year is _______

• the amount of light in 1 year

• the distance light travels in 1 Earth year

• the space between light and darkness

• the length of light from Earth to the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

According to this Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram which stars are brightest?

• Purple
• Red
• Blue
• Yellow

Black Holes are thought to be remnants of a ______________ explosion.

• Death Star

• Big Bang Theory

• Supernova

• Planetary Nebula

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The shape of our Milky Way galaxy can be classified as ____________.

• spiral

• elliptical

• irregular

• triangular

What information can the Electromagnetic Spectrum help you obtain from stars?

• Distance

• Temperature

• Chemical Composition

• All of them.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is a galaxy?

• a star and it's surrounding planets

• billions of stars held together by gravity

• the big bang

• a cluster of nebulas

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

• Gamma Rays

• Radio Waves

• Visible Light

• Infrared rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Since the Big Bang, and even today, the universe is still _____.

• Expanding

• Shrinking

• Cooking

• Spinning

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The explosion that sent the universe flying out is called _____.

• The Big Bang

• The Milky Way

• The Solar System

• The Sun

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the name of the explosion at the death of a massive star?

• Supergiant
• Supernova
• Black Hole
• Nebula

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3