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Unit 10 Quizizz Practice

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...
a)
Extremely Large and Cold
b)
Small with a medium temperature
c)
Medium size with medium temperature
2.
Which category is our Sun located in?
a)
White Dwarfs
b)
Supergiants
c)
Main Sequence
d)
Giants
3.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Elliptical
b)
Irregular
c)
Spiral
d)
Milky Way
4.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
5.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
6.
Which star is considered a Main Sequence Star?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
Stars are formed in a large cloud of gas and dust called a
a)
cumulonimbus cloud
b)
nebula
c)
neutron star
d)
black hole
8.
Which star has the lowest temperature?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Which star has the lowest luminosity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
What is the graph that shows the relations between a star's surface temperature and absolute magnitude?
a)
H-R Diagram
b)
Star Cluster Map
c)
Einstein's Diagram
d)
Newton's Chart of Stars
11.
Space and all the matter and energy in it is...
a)
Universe
b)
Galaxy
c)
Solar System
d)
Ecosystem
12.

In the diagram given, what happens as we move from right to left?

a)

Stars Get Larger

b)

Stars get Colder

c)

Stars get hotter

13.

The longest stage in a star's life cycle and the stage our sun is currently in can last thousands to billions of years. Which stage is described above?

a)

white dwarf

b)

supernova

c)

main sequence

d)

neutron star

14.
Betelgeuse is classified as a ____________ star.
a)
Supergiant
b)
Giant
c)
White Dwarf
d)
Main Sequence
15.
Which type of galaxy has the highest percentage of old stars?
a)
Elliptical
b)
Irregular
c)
Spiral
d)
Hollywood
16.
Select the picture that represents a spiral galaxy.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
A small, hot, dim star that is the leftover center of an old sunlike star
a)
Red Dwarf
b)
White Dwarf 
c)
Main Sequence 
d)
Giant
18.
The most commonly accepted theory that explains the beginning of our known universe is the -
a)
Theory of Evolution
b)
Big Bang Theory
c)
Cell Theory
d)
Blackhole theory
19.

The Milky Way is what type of a galaxy?

a)

Spiral

b)

Spherical

c)

Elliptical

d)

Irregular

20.

What is the explosion of a star called?

a)

A Catastrophe

b)

A Black Hole

c)

A Supernova

d)

A Grand Explosion

21.
Look at the H-R Diagram. Where is Pollux?
a)
In the main sequence
b)
with the Super Giants
c)
with the Giants
d)
with the White Dwarfs
22.
How many stars are between the Earth and the Sun?
a)
67
b)
99,345
c)
0
d)
34
23.
How bright a star APPEARS FROM EARTH is called what?
a)
apparent magnitude
b)
absolute magnitude
c)
size
d)
position in the sky
24.
What force keeps  together all the stars in a galaxy?
a)
Centrifugal force
b)
Fiction
c)
Gravity
d)
Wind
25.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
26.
How many stars do we have in our Solar System which is located in the Milky Way Galaxy?
a)
1
b)
10,000
c)
100,000
d)
1,000,000
27.
Many of the stars in the night sky are much larger than our Sun, but appear much smaller.  The Sun appears larger than larger stars because the Sun -
a)
is a yellow star
b)
much closer
c)
much hotter
d)
much cooler
28.
Which of these descriptions below best describes a light year?
a)
A distance measured by how far light travels
b)
A time describing how long it takes for light to travel in a year
c)
A distance measured by how far light travels in a year
d)
A time describing how far light travels
29.
This type of wave on the electrocmagnetic spectrum causes sun burn and skin cancer and is filtered by the ozone layer.
a)
Radio Wave
b)
Microwave
c)
Ultra Violet Rays
d)
Infrared
30.
Which type of light waves contain the most amount of energy and are the source of radioactive radiation? 
a)
X-rays
b)
UV Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Radiation Rays
31.
Analyze this HR Diagram. Which group of stars is considered to have lower than average luminosity as well as a higher than average temperature?
a)
Giants
b)
Main Sequence
c)
White Dwarfs
d)
Super Giants
32.
A collection of dust and gases where stars can form is called a:
a)
Galaxy
b)
Nebula
c)
Black Hole
d)
Supernova
33.
Luminosity measures a star's _____________________.
a)
Color
b)
Temperature
c)
Brightness
34.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
35.
Which category is our Sun located in?
a)
White Dwarfs
b)
Supergiants
c)
Main Sequence
d)
Giants
36.

Our sun is in a disk shaped galaxy located at which position?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

37.
Red stars are the _____________.
a)
hottest
b)
coolest
c)
biggest
d)
brightest
38.
Which spectral class does our star, the sun, belong to?
a)
M
b)
K
c)
G
d)
F
39.
The category that contains the most stars is...
a)
Main Sequence
b)
Supergiants
c)
Giants
40.

According to this HR Diagram, which stars listed below are brighter than the sun?

a)

Rigel

b)

Alpha Centauri B

c)

Sirius B

d)

Procyon

41.

According to this HR Diagram which description below best fits the star Aldeberan?

a)

An orange supergiant star that is dimmer than the sun.

b)

A red giant star that is brighter than the sun.

c)

An orange giant star that is brighter than the sun.

d)

A blue supergiant star that is hotter than the sun.

42.

This type of galaxy has no particular shape.

a)

Elliptical

b)

Irregular

c)

Spiral

43.

Galaxy that has a nucleus in the center and arms that spiral away from it.

a)

Elliptical

b)

Irregular

c)

Spiral

44.

This is the name of the galaxy Earth is in.

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Solar System

45.
Which of these observations of Proxima Centuri's Star is most likely accurate?
a)
Proxima Centuri's Star is less bright than the sun and has a surface temperature below 3,400 K
b)
Proxima Centuri's Star is less bright than the sun and has a surface temperature above 3,400 K
c)
Proxima Centuri's Star is brighter than the sun and has a surface temperature below 4,000 K
d)
Proxima Centuri's Star is brighter than the sun and has a surface temperature above 4,000 K
46.

A _____ is a sphere of matter, body made of gas, held together by gravity and with a temperature great enough to generate light by a nuclear reaction.

a)

star

b)

galaxy

c)

nebula

d)

black hole

47.
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
48.

investigators were using a special telescope determined that a certain quasar was emitting waves with a frequency of 1.41x109 Hz. What kind of waves were the most likely detecting?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Infrared

d)

X-rays

49.
Select the picture that represents a spiral galaxy.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
50.

Which EM waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

radio

b)

x-rays

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

51.

Which EM waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

radio

b)

x-rays

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

52.

Which color waves have the lowest frequency?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

53.

Which EM waves are invisible? (more than one correct answer)

a)

radio

b)

visible

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

54.

Which EM waves have a SHORTER wavelength than visible?

a)

radio

b)

none

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays

55.

Which EM waves are have the lowest frequency?

a)

radio

b)

none

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays

56.

Which EM waves have the highest energy & are the most dangerous?

a)

radio

b)

gamma rays

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays

57.

Which color waves have the lowest frequency?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

58.

Which color waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

59.

What happens to frequency when wavelength decreases?

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

d)

There is no relationship between wavelength & frequency.

60.

Which type of electromagnetic wave travels fastest through a vacuum?

a)

radio

b)

gamma rays

c)

visible light

d)

They all travel at the same speed.

61.

The diagram shows a person observing a thunderstorm located several kilometers away. The person hears the thunder several seconds after seeing the lightning. Which statement accurately explains the difference in observations of sound and light by the observer?

 

a)

Human eyes see light faster than their ears can hear sound.

b)

The medium the waves are traveling through is different for each type of wave.

c)

Light waves travel faster than sound waves.

d)

Sound waves travel faster than light waves.

62.

The picture below shows a ringing bell inside a vacuum jar. As air is pumped from the vacuum jar, the sound level of the ringing bell will decrease until it can no longer be heard.

This happens because air must be present in the jar in order for

a)

sound to be transferred

b)

electricity to flow through the wires

c)

the rubber to seal the jar

d)

the bell clanger to vibrate

63.

What do electromagnetic waves NOT need to transfer energy?

a)

matter

b)

speed

c)

wavelength

d)

frequency