Q3 Finals (6th grade)

According to astronomers, most stars are actually paired stars called_______

• Nebulae
• galaxies
• binaries
• novas

The color of a star is related to its

• size
• temperature
• distance from earth
• shape

Planet earth is located in the ______________ galaxy.

• Milky way
• Andromeda
• Triangulum

What does the term luminosity mean?

• Color
• Dimness
• Brightness

The third planet from the sun "our home"

• Earth
• Neptune
• Mars
• Mercury

How many stars make up the big dipper?

• two
• five
• seven
• nine

An important tool used by astronomerss that breaks up light from stars into its charasteristic colors is a

• telescope
• spectroscope
• space shuttle
• sattelite

When stars seem to be moving AWAY from earth is called a

• RED SHIFT
• BLUE SHIFT

All of the following are types of galaxies EXCEPT

• spiral
• irregular
• elliptical
• regular

The type of galaxy that is nearly a spherical to flat disk

• spiral galaxy
• elliptical galaxy
• irregular galaxy