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Stars and beyond

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light travels

a)

93,000,000 miles a year

b)

6 x 10 12 miles a year

c)

186,000 miles an hour

2.

the hotter the star, the more __________ it is; the cooler the star, the more _______it is.

a)

red, blue

b)

red, white

c)

blue, red

3.

What is the name of the gas/dust clouds that form stars?

a)

Nebulas

b)

Protostars

c)

Supernova

d)

Neutron Star

4.

What is the name of the explosion at the death of a massive star?

a)

Supergiant

b)

Supernova

c)

Black Hole

d)

Nebula

5.

Which star is the coldest?

a)

Yellow Star

b)

Red Star

c)

Orange Star

d)

Blue Star

6.
The color of a star depends on its
a)
size
b)
temperature
c)
shape
d)
magnitude
7.

A very bright star can seem to be dimmer because it is

a)

further away

b)

cooler in temperature

c)

very close

d)

batteries are dying

8.
What do stars emit?
a)
Light
b)
Radiation
c)
Heat
d)
All of these
9.

The more mass a star has _____________

a)

the more slowly it burns out

b)

the faster it burns out

c)

less chances of turning into a black hole

d)

less chances of turning into a neutron star

10.

What is the shape of the Milky Way (our galaxy)?

a)

barred spiral

b)

spiral

c)

elliptical

d)

irregular

11.

At 10,000 degrees Celsius, hydrogen begins to change into helium and energy is released in a process called

a)

supernova

b)

pulsar

c)

nuclear fusion

d)

nuclear fission

12.
the distance light travels in a year
a)
parallax
b)
absolute magnitude
c)
apparent magnitude
d)
light year
13.

The sun is classified as a __________ sized star.

a)

Supergiant

b)

Giant

c)

Dwarf

d)

Average/Medium

14.

What two gases are stars composed (made) of?

a)

Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide

b)

Hydrogen and Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen and Helium

d)

Helium and Oxygen

15.

______________ force given off by the sun is responsible for keeping planets in orbit.

a)

Magnetic

b)

Electrical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Gravitational

16.

What is a pattern of stars in the sky called?

a)

Galaxy

b)

Constellation

c)

Gas giants

d)

Clumping

17.

We live in a spiral galaxy known as the

a)

Cosmos

b)

Sombrero

c)

Anendo

d)

Milky Way

18.
A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity
19.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
20.

The outer planets all have (choose all the answers that are true)

a)

rings

b)

solid surfaces

c)

Helium and Hydrogen

d)

longer orbits around the sun than inner planets