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Week 23 SWYK Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am a cloud of space dust. I am the beginning of the star life cycle for both average and massive stars. Who am I?

a)

a red giant

b)

a nebula

c)

a supernova

d)

a main sequence star

2.

I am composed of mainly rock. I am one of the four planets closest to the sun. I am denser than the four planets farthest from the sun. Who am I?

a)

a Jovian planet

b)

a star

c)

a galaxy

d)

a terrestrial planet

3.

I am the end of the life cycle for a massive star. I occur when the star collapses and generates a high amount of energy, causing an explosion. Who am I?

a)

a supernova

b)

a red giant

c)

a main sequence star

d)

a nebula

4.

I am the force that holds the materials in stars together. I am the force that causes planets to orbit the sun. I am the force that holds all celestial bodies in a galaxy together. Who am I?

a)

net force

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

push force

5.

I am the largest level of organization in space. Who am I?

a)

a galaxy

b)

a solar system

c)

the universe

d)

a planet

6.

I contain solar systems, stars, rocks, and other celestial bodies. There are billions of me in space. Who am I?

a)

a galaxy

b)

a universe

c)

a group of planets

d)

a moon

7.

Longer wavelengths of light create a red color. Shorter wavelengths of light create a blue color. Galaxies that are moving AWAY from Earth will emit a

a)

shorter wavelength of light.

b)

longer wavelength of light.

c)

special type of gamma ray.

d)

mixture of x rays and electrons.

8.

The theory that the universe is expanding is based on evidence that

a)

galaxies are shrinking.

b)

galaxies are moving closer together.

c)

galaxies are moving farther apart.

d)

galaxies are growing.

9.

Fill in the blank to complete the life cycle of an average sized star:

nebula, main sequence, ________________, white dwarf

a)

red giant

b)

red supergiant

c)

supernova

d)

black hole

10.

CHALLENGE: What is the name of the scientist who discovered that galaxies are moving apart?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Beth A. Brown

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Edwin Hubble

11.

CHALLENGE: What type of scientist studies space and all of its celestial bodies?

a)

astronaut

b)

paleontologist

c)

astronomer

d)

astrologist