The Universe

What does magnitude measure?

• A star's brightness

• The weight of an asteroid

• The distance around a planet

What color are the hottest stars?

• Blue

• Red

• White

• Yellow

How many planets are in OUR solar system?

• 2

• 10

• 8

• 6

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What determines why planets differ?

• Weight and brightness

• Location and rotation speed

• Atmosphere and distance from the sun

What is the smallest planet?

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

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An Astronomical Unit is the average distance of____________.

• The Earth to the Sun

• Mercury from Venus

• the Moon from Earth.

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A star is...

• a huge, hot, glowing ball of gas

• a cold, empty hole in space

• a distance from the Earth

• rings around Saturn

What galaxy is Earth a part of?

A black dwarf is a ______star.

• hot

• red

• dead

• ugly

Who gave the constellations their names first?

• The President

• The Ancient Greeks

• The Cavemen