Day 5

We can now see into nebulae with a infrared space telescope where we couldn't see before. Why can we now observe space differently than before?

• because of new theories

• because of new technologies

• because of our accumulated knowledge

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If you were going to build a model that compared the planets and their properties, what would be the best way to do it?

• a computer model with theories

• a 3-D model with important features and information

• a powerpoint presentation

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The Universe is huge with billions of galaxies and stars. Because of that what would be the best way for scientists to study it?

• a 3D model

• a computer model

• a map of what we know

• a graph that compares galaxies and stars

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Visible light makes up a ____________ part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

• large

• no part

• a very small part

• most of

What are the dark spots we see on the surface of the Sun caused by?

• a dark area—called the umbra, which appears dark because it’s cooler than the rest of the Sun’s surface

• gases from inside the Sun

• giant dust storms

• hurricanes on the Sun's surface

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How is apparent magnitude of a star determined?

• the distance from Earth

• the number of sunspots on it

• where in the sky it appears

• how many solar flares are seen

We know that Earth has more mass than the moon. If you were to visit the moon, which of these would happen?

• your weight would change

• your weight and mass would change

• your weight and mass would be the same as on Earth

• your mass would change

What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?

• the distance of the planets from the Sun

• the gravitational pull of the Sun

• the planet’s orbit around the Sun

• the mass of the planets

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As a body in space orbits the Sun it moves faster as it is nearer to the Sun. Why?

• frictional force on the comet increases.

• gravitational pull of the Sun on the comet increases.

• temperature of the comet increases.

• mass of the comet increases.

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Which is true about what we know about stars?

• only a few thousand stars actually exist in our galaxy.

• there are billions of stars in our galaxy and in billions of other galaxies.

• millions of stars that exist are all located within our own galaxy.

• a few thousand stars actually exist in all the galaxies.