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HR Diagram, EM Spectrum & Light Years

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Read and answer
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
2.
Which list correctly places the celestial objects in order from smallest to largest?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
3.
Read and answer
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
4.
Which characteristics belong to stars?
a)
I and III
b)
II and V
c)
II and IV
d)
I and V
5.
Read and answer
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
If Star X is 50 times as far from the Sun as Wolf 359 is, how far is Star X from the Sun, to the nearest light year?
a)
7.8 ly
b)
50 ly
c)
359 ly
d)
390 ly
7.
What is most likely occurring in the Horsehead Nebula?
a)
star formation
b)
formation of black hole
c)
explosion of supernovas
d)

birth of new galaxies

8.
Using the information on the right, how many light years does Andromeda's light travel to Earth?
a)
21ly
b)
29 ly
c)
2.1quintillion ly
d)
2.9 million ly
9.

Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to Earth after the Sun. It is 4.2 light years away. How long will its light reach Earth if it left Proxima Centauri in 2017?

a)

2020

b)

2021

c)

2022

d)

I don't know

10.

Betelgeuse is much brighter and hotter than the sun. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

11.

This is an image of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is a/an ____.

a)

elliptical galaxy which is mostly made of old red stars

b)

irregular galaxy which has plenty of gas and dust and contains mostly new stars

c)

spiral galaxy which has a combination of old, main sequence and new stars

d)

spiral galaxy which is composed of dying red giants

12.

Which mountain is the steepest?

a)

D

b)

C

c)

B

d)

A

13.

Which crustal feature is formed along the subduction zones?

a)

mid ocean ridge

b)

fault

c)

volcanic island

d)

new ocean basin

14.

At the end of our Sun's life cycle, it will become a ___.

a)

black hole

b)

neutron star

c)

white dwarf

d)

black dwarf

15.

When answering a question on the lunar cycle with the sun on the right, which pink aid will you use?

a)

SNEF

b)

Nine Men... Four Men

c)

FENS

d)

Wax Right... Wane Left

16.

If the full moon falls on May 10, when will the next new moon be?

a)

May 3

b)

May 17

c)

May 24

d)

May 28