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SCI10 Astronomy Revision

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Most stars are identified as ___________ on an H-R Diagram?
a)
Supergiants
b)
Giants
c)
Main Sequence
d)
White Dwarf
2.

What is the first phase in the life cycle of a star?

a)

nebula

b)

protostar

c)

main sequence star

d)

white dwarf

3.

Once a star uses up all of the _________ in its core, the star will expand into a giant or supergiant

a)

light

b)

heat

c)

energy

d)

hydrogen

4.

What determines if a star becomes a giant or a supergiant?

a)

star mass

b)

star temperature

c)

star color

d)

star luminosity

5.

After a low mass star sheds its outer layers into a planetary nebula, it leaves behind its core, called a

a)

White Dwarf

b)

Neutron Star

c)

Protostar

d)

Zero-age main sequence

6.
The smallest, densest stars in the universe are called...
a)
protostars
b)
white dwarfs
c)
neutron stars
d)
main sequence stars
7.

How do star clusters form?

a)

by nebulae in interstellar space

b)

by a congregation of mass through black holes

c)

through massive shock waves

d)

through worm holes in space/time

8.

What is the doppler effect?

a)

a change in the frequency of sound, light or other waves to cause a change in pitch

b)

A change in pitch that causes frequency, sound, light and other waves to disappear

c)

I have no idea

d)

A change in sound that alters frequency

9.

when a noise if moving away from an observer...

a)

the pitch is lower

b)

the pitch is higher

c)

the noise is smoother

d)

the energy is lower

10.

when the frequency is higher what happens to the wavelength?

a)

the wavelength gets longer

b)

The wavelength gets shorter

c)

the wavelength doesn't change

d)

I have no idea

11.

When pitch is lower what is happening to the frequency?

a)

the pitch crescendos

b)

It is unchanged

c)

None of these

d)

It is also lower

12.

What is Redshift

a)

Objects move away us, give off red light

b)

Objects move towards us, give off blue light

c)

Objects move towards us, give off red light

d)

Objects move away us, give off blue light

13.

What is Blueshift

a)

Objects move away us, give off red light

b)

Objects move towards us give off blue light

c)

Objects move away us, give off blue light

d)

Objects move towards us, give off red light

14.

What is the time interval between waves passing called?

a)

frequency

b)

pitch

c)

period

d)

wavelength

15.

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

a)

redshift

b)

blueshift

c)

unshift

d)

blackshift

16.

How does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big Band Theory?

a)

Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.

b)

Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang

c)

Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives

d)

Only A & B

17.

How does the abundance of hydrogen and helium support the Big Bang Theory.

a)

Hydrogen and helium are elements on the Periodic Table

b)

Hydrogen and helium are in the same ratio throughout the universe.

c)

Hydrogen and helium have many current uses today

18.
Our theory of the universe was confirmed by the discovery of:
a)
fusion.
b)
cosmic microwave background radiation.
c)
the Andromeda galaxy.
d)
the Doppler effect.
19.
The universe is expanding!  This means that:
a)
all of the galaxies are spreading out.
b)
the universe must have started from a single point.
c)
the universe is cooling down.
d)
all of the above.
20.
Spectroscopes can tell us all of these about except...
a)
Temperature of a star
b)
Elements that make up a star
c)
Age of a star
d)
Size of a star
21.
A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity is...
a)
Universe
b)
Solar System
c)
Planet
d)
Galaxy
22.
The distance that light travels in one year...
a)
Light year
b)
Quantumyear
c)
Stellar-year
d)
1 million kilometers
23.
A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; the predecessor to stars...
a)
Constellation
b)
Black hole
c)
Nebula
d)
Galaxy
24.
What is the graph that shows the relations between a star's surface temperature and absolute magnitude?
a)
H-R Diagram
b)
Star Cluster Map
c)
Einstein's Diagram
d)
Newton's Chart of Stars
25.
In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?
a)
Stars Get Larger
b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
26.
Which star is the coldest?
a)
Yellow Star
b)
Red Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
27.
Which of these stars is hottest?
a)
Red Star
b)
Yellow Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
28.
Which category is our Sun located in?
a)
White Dwarfs
b)
Supergiants
c)
Main Sequence
d)
Giants
29.
As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Look at the H-R diagram. Which star is
sort of cool, dim (not too much light), and red?
a)
Betelguse
b)
Sirius B
c)
Procyon B
d)
Barnard's star
31.
Which star has the lowest temperature?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
32.
Which spectral class does our star, the sun, belong to?
a)
M
b)
K
c)
G
d)
F
33.

Which area of the diagram represent the white dwarfs?

a)

Area M

b)

Area X

c)

Area P

d)

Area Z

34.

Which area represents Supergiants?

a)

Area Z

b)

Area P

c)

Area M

d)

Area X

35.

Which area represents main-sequence?

a)

Area Z

b)

Area P

c)

Area X

d)

Area M

36.

Which area represents Giants?

a)

Area P

b)

Area Z

c)

Area X

d)

Area M

37.
All stars begin as a __________?
a)
giant
b)
black hole
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
38.

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

a)

Matter

b)

Electromagnetic Radiation

c)

gravitational waves

d)

Water

39.
What does the Big Bang theory suggest?
a)
The universe was just there
b)
The Milky Way is the only solar system
c)
The universe is continually expanding
d)
The universe is collapsing in toward a single point
40.

Why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted?

a)

They produce more red light than nearby galaxies

b)

They are moving away from us

c)

The longer wavelengths are filtered out more by dust

d)

They are moving toward us

41.

What happens to the wavelengths of energy if they are moving AWAY from a source?

a)

The waves stretch out and get longer.

b)

The waves compress and get shorter.

42.
The only elements in the universe were hydrogen and helium until:
a)
the big bang.
b)
humans came along.
c)
stars began doing fusion.
d)
the redshift was discovered.
43.
CMB stands for:
a)
Colorful Mystic Background Rehearsal.
b)
Cosmic Mini Butterfly Repellent.
c)
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
d)
Cute Microwave Button Reversal.
44.
The universe is expanding.  This means that:
a)
Galaxies are getting bigger.
b)
Atoms are getting bigger.
c)
The universe is creating more matter.
d)
The amount of space between galaxies is increasing.
45.

What is CMB?

a)

electromagnetic atoms

b)

radiation that fills the universe and can be detected in every direction

c)

a faint glow of light that fills the universe

d)

entire universe

46.

CMB existed before the big bang?

a)

True

b)

False