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science unit 4 study guide

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

magnitude that indicates how bright a star really is.

a)
luminosity magnitude
b)
absolute magnitude
c)
apparent magnitude
d)
stellar magnitude
2.

Color of cooler stars.

a)
green
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
yellow
3.

kind of star that is hundreds of times larger than the sun and thousands of times brighter.

a)
supergiant star
b)
giant star
c)
hypergiant star
d)
megastar
4.

magnitude that indicates how bright a star appears to us.

a)
absolute magnitude
b)
luminosity magnitude
c)
stellar magnitude
d)
apparent magnitude
5.

star closest to the earth.

a)
Sun
b)

neutron star

c)

supernova

d)
Venus
6.

how far light travels in one year.

(a)  

7.

day of creation on which God created the sun, moon, and stars.

a)
fourth day
b)

sixth day

c)
third day
d)
second day
8.

color of the hottest stars.

a)
red
b)
blue
c)
green
d)
yellow
9.

kind of star our sun is.

a)

main-sequence star

b)

sequence star

c)

dwarf

d)

super-giant

10.

kind of star that is hundreds of times brighter than our sun.

(a)  

11.

kind of variable star that goes through periods of swelling, brightening then shrinking and dimming.

(a)  

12.

kind of variable star that changes its apparent magnitude but not its absolute magnitude.

(a)  

13.

a death explosion of a star.

(a)  

14.

forms when an existing star suddenly flares up and becomes brighter than normal.

a)

supernova

b)
Black hole
c)

nova

d)
Galaxy
15.

a collapsed super-giant with tightly packed core.

(a)  

16.

kind of star with its core mainly made up of neutrons.

(a)  

17.

the brightness of stars

a)

absolute magnitude

b)

apparent magnitude

c)

exposure

d)

magnitude

e)

nova

18.

how bright a star appears to us.

a)

magnitude

b)

absolute magnitude

c)
Celestial luminance
d)
Apparent magnitude
19.

true brightness of a star.

a)
Absolute magnitude
b)
Solar mass
c)
Apparent magnitude
d)
Luminosity
20.

neutron star that spins rapidly on its axis.

a)

eclipsing

b)

pulsar

c)

supernova

d)

blackhole

21.

may occur when a super-giant collapses to a very dense core.

a)
Neutron star
b)
Supernova
c)
Black hole
d)
White dwarf
22.

a cloud of dust, gases, and debris.

a)
Galaxy
b)
Nebula
c)

nova

d)
Meteorite
23.

an existing star flares and becomes brighter.

a)

nova

b)

supernova

c)

blackhole

d)

pulsar

24.

the death explosion of a star.

a)
Galaxy
b)
Supernova
c)

nova

d)
Black hole
25.

smallest size of a star.

a)

dwarf

b)

super-giants

c)

giant

d)

tiny

26.

middle size star.

a)

giant

b)

super-giant

c)

dwarf

d)

middle

27.

largest size of a star.

a)

large giant

b)

giant

c)

dwarf

d)

supergiant

28.

the distance that light travels in one year.

(a)  

29.

the apparent movement or change in position of one star in relationship to other stars.

(a)  

30.

stars are glowing balls of gasses that (a)   light

31.

a supergiant star that collapses and disappears from space.

(a)  

32.

the closest star to the earth.

(a)  

33.

variable stars regularly or repeatedly change in _____

a)
Size
b)

magnitude

c)
Temperature
d)
Distance
34.

constellations that revolve around the North star are called_____

a)

bipolar

b)

circumpolar

c)

polaris

d)

dipper

35.

who invented a reflecting telescope.

a)

Hubble

b)

Galileo

c)

Bacon

d)

Newton

36.

a ____ breaks down the light given off by a star into all its colors.

a)
spectroscope
b)

refracting teloscope

c)

reflecting telescope

d)

radio telescope

37.

if an object is moving away from the earth, the wavelengths on a spectroscope demonstrate a ____

a)

blueshift

b)

redshift

c)

yellowshift

d)

greenshift

38.

a group of stars that forms a pattern is called.

a)
galaxy
b)
asteroid
c)
nebula
d)
constellation
39.

Astrology is the scientific study of the stars.

a)
True
b)
False
40.

the earth is in the Milky galaxy.

a)

true

b)

false

41.

the earth is in the milky way galaxy.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

uses lenses to bend light to make objects appear bigger.

a)

radio telescope

b)

refracting telescope

c)

refracting telescope

d)

spectroscope

43.

uses mirrors to reflect light to make objects appear bigger

a)

radio telescope

b)

reflecting telescope

c)

refracting telescope

d)

spectroscope

44.

collects radio waves to detect objects in space that give off little light.

a)

reflecting telescope

b)
Radio telescope
c)

refracting telescope

d)

spectroscope

45.

breaks down a stars light into its colors.

a)

radio telescope

b)

reflecting telescope

c)

refracting telescope

d)

spectroscope

46.

whats the name of the most well-known star in the Little Dipper.

(a)  

47.

two stars held together by gravity.

a)

binary system

b)
duo star system
c)

open star cluster

d)
double star system
48.

three or four stars held together by gravity.

a)

multiple star groups

b)
constellation
c)
solar system
d)

globular cluster

49.

constellations that revolve around the North Star.

a)
southern constellations
b)

open star cluster

c)

globular cluster

d)

binary system

50.

large groups of stars held together by gravity.

a)
Galaxy
b)

binary system

c)

open star cluster

d)

globular cluster

51.

astronomers classify a galaxy according to its___ ___ ___

(a)  

52.

a huge star system that covers many light-years of space is called a ___

a)

galaxy

b)

nebula

c)

planet

d)

constellation

53.

the Milky way is a ____ galaxy.

a)

spiral

b)

strate

c)

pulsating

d)

binary

54.

(a)   are irregularly shaped pieces of rock, metal, and dust

55.

a ____ is a rocky object in space that is smaller than an asteroid.

a)

meteorite

b)

meteor

c)

meteoroid

d)

comet

56.

when a rocky object from space enters Earths atmosphere and lights up due to friction is a...

a)

meteor

b)

meteorite

c)

meteoroid

d)

comet

57.

Scientist believe that a_____ formed the Barringer Crater.

a)

meteorite

b)

meteor

c)

meteoroid

d)

comet

58.

The most famous short-term comet.

a)
Bailey's Comet
b)
Haley's Comet
c)
Halley's Comet
d)
Talley's Comet
59.

A_____ is an icy chunk of frozen gases, water, and dust that orbits the sun.

a)
moon
b)
planet
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
60.

when a rocky object from space passes through Earths atmosphere and hits Earths surface its called a ___

a)
asteroid
b)
comet
c)
meteorite
d)
moon rock