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Universe Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which category does our Sun fit into?

a)

White Dwarfs

b)

Main Sequence

c)

Red Giants

d)

Red Supergiants

2.

Where are stars formed?

a)

Planetary Nebula

b)

Supernova

c)

Stellar Nebula

d)

Black Holes

3.

The life cycle of a star is determined by the star's _____________ when it is originally formed.

a)

Temperature

b)

Color

c)

Luminosity

d)

Mass

4.

Where is the Sun located?

a)

A spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy

b)

The center of the Milky Way galaxy

c)

A spiral arm of the Andromeda galaxy

d)

The center of galaxy M87

5.

Where is the Sun placed on a H-R Diagram?

a)

#1

b)

#2

c)

#3

d)

#4

6.

On the H-R Diagram, which position would represent a star that is very hot and very bright?

a)

#1

b)

#2

c)

#3

d)

#4

7.

After a Red Giant star approaches the end of the phase it sheds its layers and the next star phase is called a...

a)

Planetary Nebula

b)

Supernova

c)

Black Hole

d)

Red Supergiant

8.

A star that has expanded and become brighter, but has cooled down in temperature is most likely a ________________ star.

a)

Blue supergiant

b)

White dwarf

c)

Red giant

d)

Main sequence

9.

Which answer choice correctly describes a black hole?

a)

A dense star smaller than the size of earth

b)

A region of dense matter with high gravity from which no light or matter can escape

c)

An area of extremely high luminosity with very little density.

d)

An explosion caused by a dying star

10.

A star that is very large, very bright, but not very hot.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Which star is most similar to the Sun?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

A star with a luminosity of 102 and a temperature around 5,200 K would be categorized in which group?

a)

Red Giants

b)

Blue Giants

c)

Red Supergiants

d)

Main Sequences

13.

What type of galaxy is shown?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Irregular

d)

Square

14.

What type of galaxy is shown?

a)

Elliptical

b)

Spiral

c)

Square

d)

Irregular

15.

What type of galaxy is this?

a)

Elliptical

b)

Irregular

c)

Spiral

d)

Rectangular

16.

Which star(s) would be categorized as main sequence? Select all that apply.

a)

Luminosity of 102 , Temperature of 23,000 K

b)

Luminosity of 10-2, Temperature of 20,000 K

c)

Luminosity of 1, Temperature of 5,700 K

d)

Luminosity of 102, Temperature of 4,500 K

17.

List the components of the universe from smallest to largest...

a)

planet, star, nebula, galaxy

b)

galaxy, star, planet, nebula

c)

nebula, star, planet, galaxy

d)

galaxy, nebula, star, planet

18.

Which star stage is generally the HOTTEST?

a)

Supergiant

b)

Giant

c)

Main Sequence

d)

White Dwarf

19.

what color stars are the coolest?

a)

red

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

yellow

20.

what color stars are the hottest?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

orange

d)

green

21.

Stars found in the top left of the HR Diagram can be described as

a)

red, cool and dim

b)

blue, hot and bright

c)

yellow, hot and bright

d)

white, cool and dim

22.
In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?
a)
Stars Get Larger
b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
23.
Which star has the lowest temperature?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
24.

Which star has the highest luminosity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Which group of stars are considered very bright but are not very hot?

a)

Area M

b)

Area X

c)

Area P

d)

Area Z