Astronomy Q1

The universe formed in an instant, millions of years ago in an enormous explosion is known to astronomers as what?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which model has Earth as the center of our solar system? (a)  

• Heliocentric
• Geocentric
• Brahe’s Model
• Copernicus Model

Who further developed the model that the planets orbit around the sun? 

Which space object gets referred to as a shooting star? (a)  

• Comet
• Meteor
• Asteroid
• Meteorite

This unit is often used to measure the distance between stars.

The most massive stars collapse and form what when they die?

What determines how long a star will live?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A dying high-mass star can suddenly explode and become what?

The sun is made mostly of ​​ (a)   ​ .

• plasma
• liquid
• solid
• ice

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which layer of the sun is the hottest? (a)  

• Core
• Corona
• Photosphere
• Chromosphere