Astronomy Check-up Quiz

What is the term for a large system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity?

• Nebula

• Black Hole

• Galaxy

• Quasar

What is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space, often considered the birthplace of stars, called?

• Comet

• Supernova

• Nebula

• Pulsar

What do we call the powerful and luminous explosion of a star that marks the end of its life cycle?

• Red Gian

• Supernova

• White Dwarf

• Asteroid

What is the name of the region in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape?

• Light-Year

• Black Hole

• Event Horizon

• Quasar

What is a small rocky body that orbits the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter, called?

What is a small celestial body with a nucleus of ice and dust that orbits the Sun, often with a glowing coma and tail, known as?

What is the term for the distance that light travels in one year, used to measure astronomical distances?

What do we call a very energetic and distant active galactic nucleus with a supermassive black hole at its center?

What is the term for all of space and time, including all matter and energy, planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space?

What is the observation that galaxies are moving away from us at speeds proportional to their distance called?