May 8 Test

any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space ​ (a)  

• nebulae
• galaxies
• comets
• supernova

1. the colossal explosion of a star ​ (a)  

• supernova
• black hole
• asteroid impact
• superstar

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

two light nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus​​ (a)  

• nuclear fission
• nuclear meltdown
• nuclear convergence
• nuclear fusion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion (a)  

• Betelgeuse
• Sirius
• Proxima Centauri
• Sagittarius

giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius ​ (a)  

• Lagoon Nebula
• Andromeda Galaxy
• Orion Nebula
• Aurora Sinistra

1. galaxy where Earth is located (a)  

• Milky Way
• Andromeda
• Orion
• Gamma Quadrant

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

​ (a)   to move very fast, especially in a way that seems dangerous

​ (b)  

• hurtling
• speeding
• racing
• accelerating

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What are the two main gasses that make up nebulae?

• hydrogen & helium

• oxygen & carbon dioxide

• lithium & argon

• Wingardium & Leviosa

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What are the two ways that scientists classify stars?

• Temperature and light color

• Color and distance
• Lumos & Alohomora

• Spectral characteristics and luminosity

1. The temperature of a star can range from a range of________

to _______ degrees Fahrenheit.

• 3,000 to 90,000 degrees Fahrenheit
• 10,000 to 200,000 degrees Fahrenheit
• 5,000 to 100,000 degrees Fahrenheit
• 8,000 to 150,000 degrees Fahrenheit