TEKS 8.8

The luminous star, composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, around which Earth and other planets revolve.

• Nebula

• Sun

• Supernova

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A grouping of all possible energy levels of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves to gamma rays, including visible light.

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

The distance between any two corresponding points on successive oscillations of a wave, such as from peak to peak.

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Wavelength

• Luminosity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A galaxy with a bulge in the center and very distinct long arms winding around the center.

• Elliptical Shaped Galaxy

• Spiral Shaped Galaxy

• Irregular Shaped Galaxy

An atom of which element is represented by this model?

• Carbon (C)

• Neon (Ne)

• Sodium (Na)

• Boron (B)

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; the location of star formation.

• Nebula

• Supernova

• Black Hole

Stable stars in the middle developmental phases that plot along a continuous diagonal belt on the H-R Diagram.

• Main Sequence

• Supernova

• Black Hole

Which of the following best describes a nebula. A nebula is

• a region in the solar system that is occupied by irregularly shaped bodies

• a large and icy celestial body with an irregular orbit around the Sun

• a natural satellite created by the collision of two large asteroids

• an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other gases

Use the Hertzsprung Russell Diagram to answer the following question. Which of these observations of Procyon is most likely accurate?

• Procyon is less bright than the Sun, has a surface temperature below 5,000 ^oC, and is red orange.

• Procyon is brighter than the Sun, has a surface temperature below 5,000 ^oC, and is red orange.

• Procyon is brighter than the Sun, has a surface temperature of about 6,000 ^oC, and is yellow.

• Procyon is less bright than the Sun, has a surface temperature of about 6,000 ^oC, and is yellow

Use the Hertzsprung Russell Diagram to answer the following question. Which of these observations of Tau Ceti is most likely accurate?

• Tau Ceti is less bright than the Sun, has a surface temperature above 5,000 ^oC, and is red orange.

• Tau Ceti is brighter than the Sun, has a surface temperature below 5,000 ^oC, and is red orange.

• Tau Ceti is brighter than the Sun, has a surface temperature below 5,000 ^oC, and is yellow.

• Tau Ceti is less bright than the Sun, has a surface temperature above 5,000 ^oC, and is yellow