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Earth Science Unit 3 Vocab

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The distance traversed by light in one solar year

a)

Nebula

b)

Light-Year

c)

One Mile

d)

One Million Miles

2.

The luminous visible surface of the sun

a)

Corona

b)

Sunspot

c)

Photosphere

d)

Black Hole

3.

The outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere

a)

Photosphere

b)

Black Hole

c)

The Outside

d)

Corona

4.

One of the relatively dark patches that appear periodically on the surface of the sun

a)

Sunspots

b)

Sun Burn

c)

Black Hole

d)

Supergiant

5.

A cloud of interstellar gas and dust

a)

Galaxy

b)

Black Hole

c)

Nebula

d)

Star

6.

A star having a diameter of 10 to 100 times that of the sun

a)

White Dwarf

b)

Giant

c)

Planet

d)

Galaxy

7.

The small core of a star that has used all its fuel. It is very hot but very dim.

a)

Giant

b)

The Sun

c)

White Dwarf

d)

Black Hole

8.

A very large star that is even BRIGHTER than a giant, often they are relatively cool

a)

Supergiant

b)

Giant

c)

Super Star

d)

Galaxy

9.

A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction

a)

Black hole

b)

Our solar system

c)

Galaxy

d)

The Sun

10.

A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter can escape

a)

Galaxy

b)

Solar System

c)

Black Hole

d)

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