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WorksheetsSpace 8.8 TEKs
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
What word would complete the box with the question mark?
a)
Electron Spectrum
b)
ROYGBIV
c)
Electricity Spectrum
d)
Electromagnetic Spectrum
2.
What shape is this galaxy?
a)
elliptical
b)
spiral
c)
irregular
d)
obtuse
3.
In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?
a)
Stars Get Larger
b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
4.
Which star is the coldest?
a)
Yellow Star
b)
Red Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
5.
The Hertzprung Russell Diagram consists of two axis that are labelled...
a)
Luminosity and Size
b)
Luminosity and Temperature
c)
Luminosity and Age
6.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
7.
What are the the 3 types of galaxies?
a)
Spiral Galaxies, Regular Galaxies, and Lliptical Galaxies
b)
Spiral Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies, and Elliptical Galaxies
c)
Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Spiral Galaxies
d)
Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Irregular Galaxies
8.
What are in galaxies?
a)
ice and rock
b)
dust, gas, and stars
c)
stars and ice
d)
water and dust
9.
Light Years are a measure of:
a)
time
b)
speed
c)
distance
d)
light
10.
A light year is...
a)
The speed light travels
b)
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
c)
The distance light can travel in a year
d)
How many years it takes light to be emitted
11.
Scientist use Light years to measure objects in space rather than units such as Miles or Kilometers because of how massive the Galaxy and Universe is.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
To express the distance between the Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy, the most appropriate unit of measure is the -
a)
meter
b)
kilometer
c)
light year
d)
astronomical unit
13.
The stable period of a star’s life cycle is called...
a)
The birth of a star
b)
Nebula
c)
Neutron star
d)
Main Sequence
14.
Hotter stars appear to be what color?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Yellow
d)
Green
15.
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
16.
What fuel do stars use?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Carbon
d)
Iron
17.
In a large mass star, the temperature reaches more than 100 billion degrees. The repulsive forces between the iron nuclei explode the star’s mass into space in a ....
a)
Nebula
b)
Black Hole
c)
Supernova
d)
Neutron star
18.
A relatively small, dense star at the end of its life cycle, which generates little or no energy and has contracted to its densest state.
What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
What stage in the life cycle does this describe?
a)
Black Hole
b)
Nebula
c)
White Dwarf
d)
Red Giant
19.
what stage of the life cycle of a star is this?
a)
Planetary Nebula
b)
Black Hole
c)
Neutron Star
d)
Giant/Supergiant
20.
Which statement is true about the sun?
a)
It is a star.
b)
It is the largest star in our galaxy.
c)
It is a planet close to Earth.
d)
It is a moon.
21.
Why does the sun appear so bright in our sky?
a)
The sun is the largest star
b)
Looking at the sun can hurt your eyes
c)
The sun is the nearest star to Earth
d)
Clouds make the sun dimmer
22.
What size is our sun?
a)
Small
b)
Medium
c)
Large
d)
Supersized
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