8th 3.2 Stars Systems and Galaxies

8th 3.2 Stars Systems and Galaxies

8th Grade

9 Qs

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8th 3.2 Stars Systems and Galaxies

8th 3.2 Stars Systems and Galaxies

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8th Grade

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Diane Botana

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is made mostly of gas and are larger and hotter than planets.
stars
planets
galaxies
solar system

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Astronomers can often identify a binary system that includes only one visible star by observing the effects of the dim star’s _________ on its brighter companion.
brightness
gravity
density
composition

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What type of galaxies are small with many bright young stars and lots of gas and dust for star formation?
Elliptical
Spiral
Irregular
Quasar

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What contains a star, the planets, and other objects that revolve around the star.
Quasar
Spiral
Elliptical
Solar System

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which galaxy is an active, young galaxy with a giant black hole at its center?
Irregular
Quasar
Spiral
Elliptical

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which galaxy shaped like a flattened ball?
Irregular
Quasar
Ellipitical
Spiral

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which galaxies have mostly old stars, without a lot of active star formation?
Ellipitical
Spiral
Irregular
quasar

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way galaxy?
Irregular
Spiral
Elliptical
Quasar

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Where do new stars tend to form in a spiral galaxy?
center
arms