1.3--Galaxies, Giants, and Our Sun QUIZ

A galaxy with no clear shape, often smaller, full of gas and dust, and forming many stars is called a:

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Spiral Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

• Lenticular Galaxy

A collapsed star with gravity so strong that not even light can escape is a:

• Neutron Star

• Black Hole

• White Dwarf

• Protostar

The longest stage of a star’s life, where it fuses hydrogen into helium, is called:

• Main Sequence

• Red Giant

• Supernova

• Protostar

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A massive explosion at the end of a large star’s life is a:

• Solar Prominence

• Nebula

• Supernova

• White Dwarf

The extremely dense core left after a supernova, made mostly of neutrons, is a:

• Protostar

• Neutron Star

• Black Hole

• Planetary Nebula

A spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure of stars (like the Milky Way) is a:

• Lenticular Galaxy

• Barred Spiral Galaxy

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

The early stage of a star forming as gravity pulls gas and dust together is called a:

• Protostar

• Red Giant

• White Dwarf

• Planetary Nebula

A cooled, “dead” remnant of a white dwarf (theoretical—none exist yet) is a:

• Black Dwarf

• Neutron Star

• Red Giant

• Main Sequence

An oval, football-shaped galaxy with older stars and little star formation is a:

• Spiral Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Barred Spiral Galaxy

A giant cloud of gas and dust—the “stellar nursery” where stars are born—is a:

• Nebula

• Solar Prominence

• Planetary Nebula

• Sunspot