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Year 10 Week 3 Revision Quiz on the Universe

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What colour are the hottest stars?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

orange

d)

blue

2.

As our sun continues through its life cycle, it will _________ and turn into a _______________.

a)

gradually get smaller and smaller until it dies out/ black hole

b)

Gradually get larger until its outer layers drift off/ white dwarf

c)

become denser and denser/ protostar

d)

become hotter and hotter blue/ hypergiant.

3.

All stars begin their life in a

a)

Main Sequence

b)

Nebula

c)

Protostar

d)

Black Dwarf

4.
A gigantic explosion that causes the death of a large star is called
a)
pulsar
b)
red giant 
c)
supernova
d)
black hole
5.

Average size stars will turn into a _____ star next.

a)

protostar

b)

red giant

c)

supergiant

d)

black hole

6.
True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

What is the diagram called that shows the relationship between star size and temperatures?

a)

bar graph

b)

Hertzprung Russell diagram

c)

star chart

d)

Star diagram

8.

The further away the galaxy, the more its light has (a)   -shifted

9.

In relation to apparent magnitude, the more negative a number, the _________ it appears from earth.

a)

brighter

b)

duller

c)

more red

d)

smaller

10.

Why can't astronomers directly study the surface of Venus?

a)

the surface is just way too hot

b)

the surface is permanently obscured by thick clouds

c)

there is no surface of Venus

d)

too many active volcanoes

11.

Select the incorrect statement about Halley's Comet

a)

Is made of frozen ice, gas and dust

b)

Has a highly elliptical orbit, passing Earth every 75 years

c)

Has no tail

d)

Orbits the sun

12.

Asteroids are spherical (circular)

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Why is Venus so much hotter on average than Mercury - although Mercury is closer to the Sun?

a)

the orbit of Venus takes it closer to the Sun sometimes

b)

Venus' atmosphere is so thick that it traps the Sun's heat

c)

Mercury has no atmosphere (to speak of)

d)

because Mercury has a fairly substantial magnetic field

14.
If an object has a luminosity of 7.5, this means...
a)
the object is 7.5 times brighter than the sun.
b)
the object is 7.5% brighter than the sun
c)
the object has a redder color than the sun.
d)
the object is 7.5 times smaller than the sun.
15.
Which corner of the H-R diagram has the stars with the shortest life spans?
a)
upper left
b)
upper right
c)
lower left
d)
lower right