SSA Science

Our solar system consists of eight planets. Each planet is classified as either a terrestrial planet or a gas giant planet. Which is a difference between these two types of planets?

• Terrestrial planets are larger than gas giant planets.

• Gas giant planets are denser than terrestrial planets.

• Terrestrial planets have thinner atmospheres than gas giant planets.

• Gas giant planets have rocker crusts than terrestrial planets.

Linda examined the sizes of several different stars. She listed them in order from smallest to largest. Which of the following stars would Linda list first?

• Polaris, 30 solar radii

• Aldebaran, 44.2 solar radii

• Sirius B,. 0.008 solar radius

• Barnard's Star, 0.15 solar radius

Which star would appear the dimmest from Earth's surface?

• Star A

• Star B

• Star C

• Star D

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The graph show the relationship between absolute magnitude and the color in stars.

Which of the following conclusion can be drawn based on the graph.

• Absolute magnitude is not related to the color of a star.

• Blue stars are farther from Earth than red stars.

• Blue stars are generally more luminous than red stars.

• A blue star will appear brighter from Earth's surface than a red star.

Which of the following statements best relates a star's color to its surface temperature?

• A blue star has a relatively low temperature.

• A red star has a relatively high temperature.

• A blue-white star has a relatively low temperature.

• A yellow star has a relatively low temperature.

The sun is made up of different elements. Which element makes up more than 70 percent of the sun?

• Carbon

• Helium

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

Which of these processes is defined as the joining of two atomic nuclei to create a new nucleus?

• Nuclear fission

• Nuclear fusion

• Particle radiation

• Nuclear radiation

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Jill is creating a scale model of the Solar System. She uses a basketball to represent the Sun. Which of the following should she use to most accurately represent the size of Earth?

• Tennis ball

• Ping pong ball

• Marble

• Grain of sand

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In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope photographed a tiny spot in the sky for a period of ten days; 342 exposures were placed together to create an image known as the Hubble Deep Field. Although the sample is tiny, it is representative of the universe, which looks similar in all directions. The image below shows a collection of billions of stars. The Hubble Deep Field shows at least 3,000 groups of these stars.

• Moon

• Galaxy

• Universe

• Solar system

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An astronomer uses a telescope to observe a star. She observes that the color of this star is similar to the color of the sun. Therefore, she infers that the star and the sun have similar sizes and surface temperature. Using this information, what can the astronomer conclude about the star?

• The star is a white dwarf.

• The star is medium sized.

• The star is hotter than most other stars in our galaxy.

• The star is brighter than most other stars in our galaxy.