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3. Stars Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What constellation is this?
a)
Orion
b)
Taurus
c)
Canis Major
d)
Gemini
2.
A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  
a)
planets
b)
stars
c)
patterns
d)
creatures
3.
What constellation is this?
a)
Draco
b)
Ursa Minor
c)
Corona Borealis
d)
Cepheus
4.
What constellation is this?
a)
Pegasus
b)
Andromeda
c)
Hercules
d)
Cassiopeia
5.
Polaris always points
a)
East 
b)
West
c)
North
d)
South
6.
All stars start as gas and dust in a(n)
a)
nebula
b)
black hole
c)
red giant
d)
black dwarf
7.
After the main sequence, a low mass star becomes a
a)
black dwarf
b)
protostar
c)
red giant
d)
supergiant
8.

When this type of star runs out of fuel, it becomes a supernova. What type of star is it?

a)

medium

b)

low

c)

high

9.

When a medium mass star begins to run out of fuel, what does it become?

a)

mad star

b)

red dwarf

c)

red giant

d)

supergiant

10.

Our sun has the luminosity of

a)

15

b)

10

c)

1

d)

100

11.

Our sun is

a)

low mass star

b)

High mass star

c)

Super Giant

d)

Dwarf

12.

Massive stars burn hydrogen _____ average size stars.

a)

faster than

b)

slower than

c)

at the same rate as

13.
For an electron to change from ground state to an excited stated it must...
a)
Absorb energy
b)
Release energy
14.

What is the light that you can see called?

a)

observatory light

b)

ultraviolet light

c)

visible light

d)

infrared light

15.
Why are line emission spectra of elements called "atomic fingerprints"?
a)
They are all the same
b)
They are all unique
c)
They are all similar
d)
They all contain colored light
16.
What gases are in the unknown mixture?
a)
Gas B & Gas D
b)
Gas C & Gas B
c)
Gas A & Gas D
d)
Gas D & Gas C
17.

If an electron moves from n=4 to n=2 it ____

a)

absorbs energy

b)

releases energy

18.
In 1901, who developed a system to classify stars using many different absorption lines in their spectra?
a)
Marie Skłodowska Curie
b)
Rosalind Franklin
c)
Annie Jump Cannon
d)
Lise Meitner