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8.8ABC

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Area M

b)

Area X

c)

Area P

d)

Area Z

2.

The universe has many different components. Which list places four components of the universe in the most likely order from smallest to largest?

a)

Planets, Stars, Galaxies, Nebulae

b)

Nebulae, Stars, Planets, Galaxies

c)

Galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae

d)

Planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies

3.

The Milky way galaxy is described as a disk of stars orbiting a central point on the disk. Which of these best explains why people on Earth cannot see the entire shape of the Milky way?

a)

Earth is a part of this galaxy

b)

Many more stars exist outside of the galaxy

c)

The stars in the center of the galaxy are extremely small

d)

The center of the galaxy consists of a dense cluster of stars

4.
a)

Barnard's star is less bright than the sun, has a surface temperature below 3,800 K , and is red.

b)

Barnard's star is less bright than the sun, has a surface temperature above 3,800 K and is red.

c)

Barnard's Star is brighter than the sun, has a surface temperature below 5,300 K and is yellow.

d)

Barnard's Star is brighter than the sun, has a surface temperature above 5,300 K, and is yellow.

5.
a)

Deneb is a supergiant star

b)

Deneb is a giant star

c)

Deneb is a white dwarf

d)

Deneb is located in the main sequence.

6.
a)

Betelgeuse is hotter than Spica

b)

Betelgeuse is cooler than Spica

c)

Spica and Betelgeuse is the same temperature

7.
a)

Polaris is dimmer than the sun

b)

Polaris is brighter than the sun

c)

Polaris and the sun have the same luminosity

8.

What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way?

a)

Spiral

b)

Irregular

c)

Elliptical

9.
a)

It is a low-mass red dwarf.

b)

It is a low-mass supergiant.

c)

It is a high-mass giant star

d)

It is a high-mass white dwarf

10.
a)

Main-Sequence Stars

b)

Giants

c)

White dwarfs

d)

Supergiants

11.
a)

microwaves

b)

visible light

c)

x-rays

d)

gamma rays

12.
a)

a main-sequence star in spectral class B

b)

a supergiant in spectral class K

c)

a main-sequence star in spectral class K or M

d)

a White dwarf in spectral class B