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WorksheetsStars, Galaxies, and the Universe
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which star has the lowest luminosity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
Which star is considered a Main Sequence Star?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
What process takes place inside a star to generate energy
a)
Nuclear fission
b)
Hydrogen Creation
c)
Nuclear fusion
d)
Helium forming
4.
What do the initial moments after the Big Bang have in common with the universe as it exists now?
a)
all the stars, galaxies, and planets that exist today were formed just a few moments after the Big Bang
b)
The universe back then could not sustain life, and it cannot sustain life now
c)
the universe was extremely hot then, and it is still extremely hot not
d)
the universe began expanding then, and it is still expanding today
5.
Which of these puts the main parts of an average star's life cycle in the correct order?
a)
protostar>
main sequence>
red giant >
white dwarf
main sequence>
red giant >
white dwarf
b)
protostar>
main sequence>
white dwarf>
red giant
main sequence>
white dwarf>
red giant
c)
main sequence>
protostar>
white dwarf>
red giant
protostar>
white dwarf>
red giant
d)
protostar>
red giant >
main sequence>
white dwarf
red giant >
main sequence>
white dwarf
6.
A star at the stage in its life cycle when it stops burning hydrogen, begins burning helium, and expands to a large, low-density star.
What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
a)
Supernova
b)
Black Hole
c)
Main Sequence
d)
Red Giant or Red Supergiant
7.
Put the stars in order from hottest to coolest.
a)
Blue, Red, White, Yellow, Orange,
b)
Red, White, Yellow, Orange, Blue
c)
Blue, White, Yellow, Red, Orange
d)
Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red
8.
Who discovered that the galaxies were moving away from one another?
a)
Edwin Hubble
b)
Issac Newton
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Galileo Galile
9.
Which piece of evidence supports the Big Bang theory?
a)
The more distant galaxies are moving the slowest
b)
The more distant galaxies are moving the quickest
c)
The more distant galaxies are moving towards us
d)
Galaxies and space is not changing
10.
It takes 8.9 years for light produced on Carinae V602 to reach the sun. If Star X is 30 times as far from the sun as Carinae V602 is, how far is Star X from the sun, to the nearest light year?
a)
267
b)
5358
c)
632
d)
68
11.
What type of telescope would a scientist be using if she was collecting data on waves with a frequency of 1018.
a)
gamma rays
b)
x-rays
c)
visible light
d)
radio
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