Stars and galaxies

Stars and galaxies

9th Grade

28 Qs

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Stars and galaxies

Stars and galaxies

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Julia Young

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28 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The color of a star depends on its

size

temperature

shape

magnitude

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What type of galaxy has no special shape or form?

a spiral galaxy

an elliptical galaxy

an irregular galaxy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A supernova is the explosion of a dying:

medium-mass star

high-mass star

protostar

low-mass star

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What type of galaxy is oval-shaped?

a spiral galaxy

an elliptical galaxy

an irregular galaxy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
What is the name of the largest stars?
Protostars
Supergiants
Red Giants
Dwarf Stars

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

About 90 percent of the stars in the universe, including the sun, are main sequence stars. What do all main sequence stars have in common?

All main sequence stars are yellow like our sun.

All main sequence stars are as bright as our sun.

They are all undergoing fusion of helium into carbon within their cores

They are undergoing fusion of hydrogen into helium within their cores

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

On an HR diagram, stars at the same temperature are found...

aligned horizontally (next to each other)

aligned vertically (one above the other)

along the main sequence

spread through the diagram

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