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PS Test 2 (8th) 21-22

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Each star is born and goes through a life cycle and eventually dies.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A nebula is

a)

a tiny cloud of gas and dust dispersed in a very big volume.​

b)

an inmense cloud of gas and dust dispersed in a very big volume.​

c)

an inmense cloud of gas and dust dispersed in a very small volume.​

3.

All stars begins as nebulas​

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A protostar is

a)

a dense cloud of gas and dust due to gravitational forces

b)

a star

c)

an expanding cloud of gas and dust with enough mass

5.

A protostar is not a regular star yet because

a)

its hydrogen is not "burning". Therefore it is not really bright

b)

its hydrogen is "burning".

c)

none of the above

6.

Big stars consume their fuel slower than small stars.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Big stars have longer lives than small stars​

a)

True

b)

False

8.

When stars run out of hydrogen, its core begin to shrink.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When stars die, they can become

a)

white dwarfs or neutron stars

b)

white dwarf or black holes

c)

white dwarfs, neutron stars or black holes

10.

What is a Binary System?

a)

A star systems that have two stars

b)

A star systems that have three stars

c)

A star systems that have one star

11.

Often in a binary system, one star is much brighter and more massive than the other.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Describe what is happening?

4 lines
13.

Explain what is happening

4 lines
14.

There are two major type of star clusters. OPEN and GLOBULAR clusters.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A galaxy is a group of single stars, star systems, stars clusters, dust and gas bound together by gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which one is our galaxy?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Zenkia

17.

The Milky Way is part of a cluster of 50 galaxies called the Local Group

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Explain the image

4 lines
19.

Which one is correct, in terms of size?

a)

Universe > Virgo Suplercluster > Local Group > Milky Way

b)

Universe < Virgo Suplercluster < Local Group < Milky Way

c)

None of the above

20.

Clusters of galaxies are separated by vast regions of:

a)

Hot gas

b)

Empty space

c)

Cold gas