TEKS 8.8

What is the name of the gas/dust clouds that form stars?

• Nebulas

• Protostars 

• Supernova

• Neutron Star

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

• Supergiant

• Supernova

• Black Hole

• Nebula

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Which star has the lowest luminosity?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Why does the Earth receive more energy from the sun than it's next closest star, Proxima Centauri?

• the sun is larger

• the sun is hotter

• the sun is closer

• the sun is more dense

Why does the sun appear brighter than the supergiant star Betelgeuse?

• the sun is a different color

• the sun is older

• the sun is closer

• the sun is made of different elements

The stable period of a star’s life cycle is called...

• The birth of a star

• Nebula

• Neutron star

• Main Sequence

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Hotter stars appear to be what color?

• Red

• Blue

• Yellow

• Green

Barnard's Star has a temperature of 2,800, what is its spectral class?

• Spectral Class O
  

• Spectral Class A

• Spectral Class G

• Spectral Class M

Barnard’s Star is about 5.9 light-years from the sun. The star has an approximate temperature of 2,800 K.

Based on the diagram, what spectral class does Barnard’s Star belong to?

• Spectral class O

• Spectral class B

• Spectral class A

• Spectral class M

The universe has many different components. Which list places four components of the universe in the most likely order from smallest to largest?

• Planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae

• Nebulae, stars, planets, galaxies

• Galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae

• Planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3