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WorksheetsSpace Science 4.2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main element in a stars composition?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Lithium
d)
Heavy Elements
2.
Is the sun a star?
a)
yes
b)
no
3.
The color of the star tells us its
a)
composition
b)
Temperature
c)
Luminosity
d)
Mass
4.
The hottest color star is
a)
Blue
b)
White
c)
Yellow
d)
Red
5.
Our star is a
a)
yellow/ large star
b)
yellow/ small star
c)
yellow/ medium star
6.
The only objects in our Universe that produces and emits its own light is
a)
Nebulas
b)
Comets
c)
Planets
d)
Stars
7.
Because the Earth is 93 million mies from the Sun, the light from this star takes_____ to reach us.
a)
8 hours
b)
1 hour
c)
8 minutes
8.
True or False:
The North Star is called POLARIS?
The North Star is called POLARIS?
a)
T
b)
F
9.
What is the term used for a cloud of gas and dust?
a)
gas giant
b)
solar dust
c)
solar cloud
d)
nebula
10.
True or False:
Star patterns are called constellations.
Star patterns are called constellations.
a)
T
b)
F
11.
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
12.
Select the correct spelling:-
a)
parallax
b)
parallex
c)
parrallax
d)
parrallex
13.
An explosive release of energy that comes from the sun and that is associated with magnetic disturbances on the sun's surfaces.
a)
Parallax
b)
Solar Flare
c)
Perihelion
d)
Solar Nebula
14.
An apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations.
a)
Parallax
b)
Perihelion
c)
Solar Nebula
d)
Prominence
15.
What type of star will die the fastest
a)
Medium Mass
b)
Low Mass
c)
High Mass
16.
This is what our sun will become at the end of its life cycle.
a)
red dwarf
b)
white dwarf
c)
blue supergiant
d)
black hole
17.
What is the next phase for our sun in its life cycle?
a)
supernova
b)
red giant
c)
white dwarf
d)
neutron star
18.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
19.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
20.
Astronomers can often identify a binary system that includes only one visible star by observing the effects of the dim star’s _________ on its brighter companion.
a)
brightness
b)
gravity
c)
density
d)
composition
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