Stars and Galaxies Review

What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue

• Red

• Yellow

• Orange

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

an enormous explosion that occurs when a massive star dies

• black hole

• nuclear fusion

• supernova

• solar wind

a hot, dense, slowly cooling sphere of carbon that remains when a red giant star dies

• red giant

• supergiant

• black hole

• white dwarf

an immense cloud of dust & gas where stars are born

• black hole

• nebula

• prominence

• supernova

A large group of stars, gas, and dust is called....

• a universe

• a cluster

• a galaxy

• a solar system

After billions of years, the hydrogen fuel of a star begins to run out and the star expands to become a (a)   .

• red giant

• white dwarf

• neutron star

• black hole

A very large star is a....

• dwarf star

• a red one

• a blue one

• a supergiant

By studying the motion of distant stars, scientists have discovered about 160 (a)   outside our solar system.

• exoplanets

• asteroids

• comets

• galaxies

What is the life cycle of a medium sized star?

• Nebula, red giant, nova, white dwarf, black hole

• Red giant, nova, white dwarf, dead star

• Nebula, red giant, nova, white dwarf, dead star

• Nebula, white dwarf, dead star

The largest type of star is 

• nebula

• red giant

• red supergiant

• supernova