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WorksheetsOur Place in Space Vocabulary
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
space and all the matter in it
a)
star
b)
universe
c)
gas giant
d)
galaxy
2.
What is this image called
a)
Star Chart
b)
H-R Diagram
c)
Magnitude measure
d)
Sun Comparison
3.
collection of large and small bodies that orbit our center star the sun
a)
nebula
b)
galaxy
c)
Solar System
d)
universe
4.
a spherical body that orbits the sun
a)
galaxy
b)
luminosity
c)
planet
d)
star
5.
a large celestial body that is composed of gases and emits light
a)
moon
b)
satelite
c)
nebula
d)
star
6.
a large collection of stars gas and dust that is held together by gravity
a)
gravity
b)
star
c)
universe
d)
galaxy
7.
a large cloud of gas and dust in space
a)
nursery
b)
nebula
c)
star
d)
galaxy
8.
gigantic explosion in which a high mass star throws its outer layers into space
a)
Nova
b)
Explosion
c)
Cosmic Expansion
d)
Supernova
9.
the distance that light travels through space in one year
a)
light decade
b)
light year
c)
kilometers
d)
kilometers per hour
10.
is the measure of a stars brightness as seen form earth
a)
magnitude
b)
apparent magnitude
c)
luminosity
d)
sun
11.
actual brightness of a star
a)
sun
b)
main sequence
c)
giant
d)
luminosity
12.
measure of how bright a star would be if it were located at the standard distance
a)
luminosity
b)
absolute magnitude
c)
star
d)
light year
13.
collapsed core, hot dense core remains
a)
white dwarf
b)
giant
c)
nebula
d)
main sequence
14.
incredibly dense ball closely packed neutrons, protons and electrons smash together to form neutrons
a)
star
b)
neutron star
c)
main sequence
d)
super giant
15.
the region of the HR Diagram where stars spend most of their lives
a)
main sequence
b)
white dwarf
c)
super giant
d)
giant
16.
the distance between two adjacent crests or troughs
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
17.
From radio waves to Gamma Waves
a)
Frequency
b)
Spectra
c)
EM Spectrum
d)
trough
18.
a continuous range of a single feature in this case wavelength
a)
spectrum
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
transverse
19.
An apparent shift toward longer wavelengths of light in an object spectrum
a)
EM Spectrum
b)
CMB
c)
Red Shift
d)
Big Bang Theory
20.
The universe began with a tremendous expansion 13-15 billion years ago
a)
Red shift
b)
Big Bang Theory
c)
Explosion
d)
Supernova
21.
traces of early radiation
a)
Waves
b)
Sound Waves
c)
Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
d)
Transverse waves
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