Chapter 28 Test

The distance light can travel in one year

• Astronomical Unit

• Parsec

• Light-year

• Hubble Time

A group of stars that appear in a pattern in the sky

• Galaxy

• Constellation

• Solar System

• Local Group

True or False: Constellations are a man-made grouping

• True

• False

Bonus: A small grouping of stars (smaller than a constellation) is called an ______________

Which section of the sky appears stationary?

• The poles

• The equator

• None of it

• All of it

Constellations that appear in the sky year-round

• Circumference

• Cross-sectional

• Circumpolar

• Seasonal

How bright a star appears to be as observed from Earth

• Absolute Magnitude

• Apparent Magnitude

How bright a star appears to be as observed 10 parsecs from Earth

• Absolute Magnitude

• Apparent Magnitude

The average distance between Sun and Earth

• Astronomical Unit

• Parsec

• Light-year

• Hubble Time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Select TWO: Stars are made up of mostly what two elements?

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Carbon

• Iron

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3