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What is a star?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion (a)  

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star
planet
comet
asteroid
nebulae
2.
  1. of or in the sky or universe, as planets or stars ​ (a)  

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celestial
terrestrial
aquatic
subterranean
3.

large clouds of gas and dust floating in space (a)  

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nebulae
comets
asteroids
black holes
4.

to fall down (a)  

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collapse
ascend
float
rise
5.

the brilliant explosion of a dying super giant star (a)  

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supernova
black hole
neutron star
red giant
6.

the length of a path between two points (a)  

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distance
width
height
area
7.

a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star ​ (a)  

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planet
comet
asteroid
moon
8.

location of an object (a)  

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position
color
size
shape
9.

space and all the matter and energy in it (a)  

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universe
galaxy
atom
nebula
10.

​ (a)   nebula that is 4,100 Light Years from Earth, visible in August night sky

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Lagoon Nebulae
Andromeda Galaxy
Orion Nebula
Horsehead Nebula
11.

the actual brightness of a star (a)  

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luminosity
magnitude
intensity
color
12.

how stars create energy in their core (a)  

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nuclear fusion
burning gas
magnetic fields
gravitational collapse
13.

Red supergiant star in the Orion Constellation located in the Northern Hemisphere (a)  

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Betelgeuse
Sirius
Proxima Centauri
Alpha Centauri
14.

how bright a star actually is (a)  

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true brightness
how far a star is
the color of a star
the temperature of a star
15.

the brightness of a star as seen from Earth (a)  

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apparent brightness
absolute brightness
luminosity
stellar magnitude
16.

A luminous blue supergiant star in the Orion Constellation located in the Northern Hemisphere (a)  

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Rigal
Red dwarf
White dwarf
Neutron star
17.

group of stars that form a pattern in the sky (a)  

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constellation
galaxy
nebula
asteroid
18.

the 12 (or 13) constellations that lie along the ecliptic (a)  

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Zodiac Constellations
Oceanic Constellations
Galactic Constellations
Seasonal Constellations
19.

a great circle on the celestial sphere representing the sun's apparent path during the year (a)  

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ecliptic
equator
zenith
horizon
20.

the distance light travels in one year (a)  

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light year
mile
kilometer
astronomical unit