Astronomy Unit Review

Identify the first 2 elements to form after the Big Bang.

• Hydrogen & Helium

• Hydrogen & Oxygen

• Helium & Oxygen

• Oxygen & Argon

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which type of stars are the element factories in our universe?

• Blue Giants

• Red Supergiants

• White Dwarfs

• Neutron Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which type of galaxy has only old stars and very little gas?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• Quasar

During the process of fusion, hydrogen atoms are combined to make...

• Helium

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Argon

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

According to the Big Bang Theory, the universe is about _____________ years old.

• 4.5 billion

• 4.5 million

• 13.7 billion

• 13.7 million

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the shape of the Milky Way?

• oval

• elliptical

• tetrahedron

• spiral

The redshift theory explains that:

• the universe is collapsing

• the universe is not changing

• the universe has only one galaxy

• the universe is expanding

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

When two objects wobble on their center of mass as one orbits the other it is called the:

• barycenter

• rotation

• revolution

• nutation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Planets orbiting a star in an ellipse instead of a circle is explained by Kepler's______ Law

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

What Moon phase can not be seen by people on Earth?

• full moon

• 1st quarter

• new moon

• 3rd quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1