Investigating Space

Which of the following statement is true based on the table?

• The smallest planet is the warmest

• The planet with the most moons are cold

• The planets closest to the sun are the warmest

• The largest planets are warmer

In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

• Stars Get Larger

• Stars get Colder

• Stars get hotter

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular 

• Irrational

To express the distance between the Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy, the most appropriate unit of measure is the -

• meter

• kilometer

• light year

• astronomical unit

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

• The birth of a star

• Nebula 

• Neutron star

• Main Sequence 

What does the Big Bang theory suggest?

• The universe was just there

• The Milky Way is the only solar system

• The universe is continually expanding

• The universe is collapsing in toward a single point

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The vast majority of galaxies in our universe are moving away from us.  We know this because we observe __________ in the galaxies absorption spectra.

• Redshift

• Blueshift

• Turbulance

• Superposition

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

A galaxy in our universe that is moving towards us would be observed as a  __________ 

• Redshift

• Blueshift

• Turbulance

• Superposition

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The illustration provided shows four locations in or near the Milky Way Galaxy. Which of the labeled locations shows the approximate position of the Sun?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Put the stars in order from hottest to coolest.

• Blue, Red, White, Yellow, Orange, 

• Red, White, Yellow, Orange, Blue

• Blue, White, Yellow, Red, Orange

• Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3