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Stars and Galaxies Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity is...
a)
Universe
b)
Solar System
c)
Planet
d)
Galaxy
2.

What was the first stage of our Sun’s life cycle?

a)

Nebula

b)

Red Giant

c)

Main Sequence Star

d)

White Dwarf

3.

What will be the last stage of our Sun’s life cycle?

a)

Nebula

b)

Red Giant

c)

Main Sequence Star

d)

White Dwarf

4.

Is the surface temperature of White Dwarf stars higher or lower than Red Supergiants?

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

5.

What type of star has a high temperature and a low luminosity?

a)

White Dwarfs

b)

Blue Giants

c)

Red Supergiants

d)

Smaller Main Sequence stars

6.

What type of star has a low temperature and a high luminosity?

a)

White Dwarfs

b)

Blue Giants

c)

Red Supergiants

d)

Smaller Main Sequence stars

7.

Which star is brighter than the sun?

a)

Sirius B

b)

Procyon B

c)

Van Maanan's Star

d)

Aldebaran

8.

Which of the following best describes the difference between main sequence stars and supergiants?

a)

Main sequence stars are cooler and brighter than supergiants.

b)

Main sequence stars are hotter and dimmer than supergiants.

c)

Main sequence stars are cooler and dimmer than supergiants.

d)

Main sequence stars are hotter and brighter than supergiants.

9.

Where would you classify a star with a temperature of 20,000 K with a luminosity of 0.001?

a)

White Dwarf

b)

Main Sequence

c)

Giant

d)

Supergiant

10.

Where would you classify a star with a temperature of 3,000 K with a luminosity of 10,000?

a)

White Dwarf

b)

Main Sequence

c)

Giant

d)

Supergiant

11.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
12.
Use the Hertrzsprung-Russell diagram to answer the following question.  A trend among the Main Sequence Stars is that
a)
most of the stars are white or red
b)
the hotter the star, the more brightly it burns
c)
stars dimmer than the sun are of Blue
d)
the larger stars emit light that is blue
13.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the relationship between components of the universe?
a)
Stars always contain galaxies
b)
Galaxies contain many stars
c)
Stars contain several nebulae
d)
Nebulae contain many galaxies
14.
Which kind of galaxy has little gas and old stars?
a)
irregular galaxy
b)
spiral galaxy
c)
elliptical galaxy
15.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
16.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
17.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a 
a)
spiral
b)
lenticular
c)
elliptical 
d)
irregular
18.

An image shows galaxies moving away from Earth, with their light shifting toward the red end of the spectrum. What piece of evidence is this representing?

a)

Cosmic background radiation

b)

Redshift and the expansion of galaxies

c)

Blueshift and the contraction of galaxies

d)

The age of the universe

19.

Which of the following explains how redshift provides evidence for the expansion of the universe?

a)

Redshift shows that galaxies are moving toward Earth, indicating a shrinking universe.

b)

Redshift shows that galaxies are moving away from Earth, suggesting the universe is expanding.

c)

Redshift shows that galaxies are stationary, implying the universe is stable.

d)

Redshift shows that the universe is cooling, which supports the contraction theory

20.

Which one of the following statements supports the big bang theory?

(Select two)

a)

Cosmic microwave background radiation is found throughout space.

b)

Redshift shows that galaxies are moving away from each other.

c)

Matter is spread unevenly throughout the universe.

d)

The universe has always existed and been the same.

21.

Which one of the following statements supports the steady state model?

(Select two)

a)

Cosmic microwave background radiation is found throughout space.

b)

Redshift shows that galaxies are moving away from each other.

c)

Matter is spread unevenly throughout the universe.

d)

The universe has always existed and been the same.

22.

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

23.

The Cosmic Background Radiation is:

a)

the remaining energy from the big bang.

b)

incredibly hot.

c)

visible to the human eye.

d)

only located in certain places in the universe.

24.

Which of the following theories involves all matter starting from a single point.

a)

Steady State Theory

b)

The Big Crunch

c)

The Big Bang Theory

d)

Multiverse Theory

25.

The ______ of a star determines its life cycle.

a)

gravity

b)

mass

c)

age

d)

color

26.

Choose the image that represents the irregular galaxy

a)

b)

c)

27.

Choose the image that represents the spiral galaxy

a)

b)

c)

28.

Choose the image that represents the elliptical galaxy

a)

b)

c)