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E&S Unit 6 Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the estimated age of the Milky Way and the universe?

a)

20 Billion Years

b)

4.6 Billion Years

c)

100,000 Billion Years

d)

13 Billion Years

2.

What is the name of the cloud that a star is formed in?

a)

Nebula / Stellar Nursery

b)

Supernova

c)

Main Sequence

d)

Dwarf

3.

When a Red Giant runs out of fuel, it become a:

a)

Supernova

b)

Nebula

c)

White Dwarf

d)

Main Sequence Star

4.

A small White Dwarf has a diameter similar to:

a)

The Sun

b)

The Earth

c)

The Moon

d)

A basketball

5.

What is a protostar?

a)

A star that has died

b)

A smaller than average star

c)

A big, blue star that is on the main sequence of the HR diagram

d)

A contracting mass of gas which represents an early stage in the formation of a star

6.

What is a red giant?

a)

It is what happens when a star begins fusing hydrogen to helium

b)

It is a star on the main sequence of the HR diagram.

c)

It is a star that has died and is no longer fusing any material.

7.

What is fusion?

a)

It is the measure of brightness of a star.

b)

The process of merging atoms together to create energy.

c)

It is the process of analyzing stars for what atoms they contain.

d)

It is a description of how massive a star is.

8.

What is a supernova?

a)

The measure of brightness of a star.

b)

Something that only low mass stars can do.

c)

A star that explodes, creating a great amount of light and energy.

9.

A neutron star is

a)

The end phase of a massive star.

b)

A star made up of only protons.

c)

The type of star you have before it turns into a black hole.

10.
Once a star uses up all of its _________, the star will begin to go into its death phase.
a)
light
b)
heat
c)

fuel

d)
hydrogen
11.
What determines if a star becomes a giant or a supergiant?
a)
star size
b)
star temperature
c)
star color
d)
star luminosity
12.
What color of star is the hottest?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Orange
13.
What color of star is the coolest?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
White
14.
After a supergiant, a high mass star explodes and forms a
a)
supernova
b)
red giant
c)
black hole
d)
planetary nebula
15.
Which of the following list the correct order of the life cycle of massive stars?
a)
Nebula --> protostar --> main sequence --> red supergiant --> supernova --> blackhole
b)
Nebula --> protostar --> main sequence --> red giant --> planetary nebula --> white dwarf --> black dwarf
c)
Nebula --> protostar --> main sequence --> supernova --> red giant --> blackhole
d)
Nebula --> protostar --> blackhole --> red supergiant --> supernova --> main sequence
16.

In this layer of the sun, nuclear fusion takes place, providing the energy for the sun's heat and light.

a)

The core

b)

The radiation zone

c)

The convection zone

d)

The photosphere

17.

This layer is the visible "surface" of the sun that we see.

a)

The convection zone

b)

The corona

c)

The chromopshere

d)

The photosphere

18.

Which of these is NOT considered an interior layer of the sun?

a)

The core

b)

The radiation zone

c)

The convection zone

d)

The corona

19.

This is the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere that extends millions of miles into space.

a)

The photosphere

b)

The chromosphere

c)

The corona

d)

The core

20.

On this layer, you may find sunspots

a)

The core

b)

The photosphere

c)

The corona

d)

The convection zone

21.

These are caused by solar winds when they come in contact with the Earth's magnetic field

a)

sunspots

b)

aurora

c)

solar flares

d)

The core

22.

In this zone, energy radiates away from the core, causing the temperature to decrease.

a)

the core

b)

the radiation zone

c)

the convection zone

d)

the chromosphere

23.

In this zone of the sun's interior, energy moves through convection currents

a)

the core

b)

the radiation zone

c)

the convection zone

d)

the chromosphere

24.

A very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature. They are the phase of a star after no hydrogen is left to burn and only helium remains.

a)

white dwarf

b)

red giant

c)

blue supergiant

d)

main sequence star

25.

What is 1 in this picture?

a)

core

b)

photosphere

c)

prominence

d)

granule

26.

What is 9 in this picture?

a)

core

b)

photosphere

c)

prominence

d)

granule

27.

What is 2 in this picture?

a)

radiative zone

b)

photosphere

c)

prominence

d)

sunspots

28.

What is 3 in this picture?

a)

radiative zone

b)

convection zone

c)

prominence

d)

sunspots

29.

It is a group of stars, dust, and gases held together by gravity.

a)

Meteor

b)

Galaxy

c)

Comet

d)

Asteroid

30.

Which elements are most abundant in the visible universe?

a)

Hydrogen and Carbon

b)

Carbon and Helium

c)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen and Helium

31.

An arrangement of stars in a specific spot in the night sky is called a...

a)

Constellation

b)

Solar System

c)

Galaxy

d)

Local Group

32.

Describe the difference between luminosity and magnitude.

a)

Luminosity measures energy, magnitude measures brightness

b)

Luminosity measures brightness, magnitude measures energy

c)

Luminosity measures distance, magnitude measures time

d)

Luminosity measures time, magnitude measures distance

33.

Edwin hubble measured the redshift of stars and distances of galaxies to come up with which of the following hypotheses?

a)

The universe is contracting.

b)

The universe started with a loud noise.

c)

The universe is expanding.

d)

The universe will never change.

34.

The more massive of the massive star's will rebound so hard that the core collapses and becomes ?

a)

Supernova

b)

Black hole

c)

Red giant

d)

White dwarf

35.

What happens to spectral lines as a star is moving TOWARDS an observer?

a)
They are shifted towards the red light.
b)
They are shifted towards the blue light.
c)

They appear more yellow.

d)

They appear more white.

36.

What happens to spectral lines as a star is moving AWAY FROM an observer?

a)
They are shifted towards the red light.
b)
They are shifted towards the blue light.
c)

They appear more yellow.

d)

They appear more white.

37.

What object sits at the very center of our galaxy?

a)

a protostar

b)

a red hypergiant

c)

a massive black hole

d)

a neutron star

38.

The explosion that sent the universe flying out is called _____.

a)

The Big Bang

b)

The Milky Way

c)

The Solar System

d)

The Sun

39.

Since the Big Bang, and even today, the universe is still _____.

a)

Expanding

b)

Shrinking

c)

Cooking

d)

Spinning

40.

What is the study of the origin, structure, and future of the universe is called?

a)

Geology

b)

Biology

c)

Cosmology

d)

Astronomy

41.

Which theory is based on the idea that the universe began from the rapid inflation of space from a a single point or singularity?

a)

Steady State

b)

Big Bang

c)

Oscillating

d)

External Inflation

42.

a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape

a)

spiral galaxy

b)

barred-spiral galaxy

c)

lenticular galaxy

d)

irregular galaxy

43.

a galaxy in which the stars and gas clouds are concentrated mainly in one or more spiral arm

a)

spiral galaxy

b)

elliptical galaxy

c)

irregular galaxy

d)

lenticular galaxy

e)

barred-spiral galaxy

44.

a type of galaxy with an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image

a)

elliptical galaxy

b)

irregular galaxy

c)

spiral galaxy

d)

barred-spiral galaxy

e)

lenticular galaxy

45.

The theory that the universe continues to expand forever is the:

a)

open universe

b)

closed universe

c)

flat universe

d)

oval universe

46.

The theory that the universe will expand until a certain point, then come back to the center is:

a)

open universe

b)

closed universe

c)

flat universe

d)

oval universe

47.

The theory that the universe will expand but slow down so much it appears to stop is:

a)

open universe

b)

closed universe

c)

flat universe

d)

oval universe