Quiz about Universe/Stars

Question 1

You are an astronaut exploring the universe. You realize you are in our galaxy. What is the name of our galaxy?

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Milky Way Galaxy

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Mily Galaxy

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Andromeda Galaxy

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Pinwheel Galaxy

Question 2

A galaxy is a large collection of stars, gas and dust. What is responsible for holding the stars, gas, and dust together in a galaxy?

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gravity

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heat

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light

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friction

Question 3

what is a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light

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star

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universe

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galaxy

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asteroid

Question 4

what is a large collection of stars, gas, and dust that is held together by gravity

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galaxy

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star

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universe

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asteroid

Question 5

A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.

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gravity

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static electricity

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rotation

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orbit

Question 6

Which star has the lowest luminosity?

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 7

Which star has the lowest temperature?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 8

Which star is considered a Main Sequence Star?

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 9

What type of galaxy is this?

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Spiral

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Elliptical

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Irregular

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Irrational

Question 10

The color of the star tells us its

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Temperature

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composition

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Luminosity

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Mass

Question 11

The hottest color star is

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Blue

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White

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Yellow

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Red

Question 12

Which best describes a nebula?

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A collection of dust and gas, where stars are born

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A group of billions of stars, plus dust and gas

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A giant ball of burning gas

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The massive, explosive death of a high mass star

Question 13

Which of the following is the largest?

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universe

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star

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cluster

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galaxy

Question 14

What process takes place inside a star to generate energy?

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Nuclear fusion

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Nuclear fission

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Hydrogen Creation

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Helium forming

Question 15

Which statement below most accurately describes our universe?

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All of the billions of stars and galaxies

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Thousands of stars around a black hole

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A system of planets and moons

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All of the known galaxies

Question 16

The distance that light travels in one year...

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Light year

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Quantumyear

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Stellar-year

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1 million kilometers

Question 17

In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?

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Stars get hotter

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Stars Get Larger

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Stars get Colder

Question 18

Which star is the coldest?

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Red Star

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Yellow Star

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Orange Star

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Blue Star

Question 19

Which category is our Sun located in?

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Main Sequence

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White Dwarfs

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Supergiants

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Giants

Question 20

All stars the main sequence are middle aged. That is, they are fusing ________ into ________ in their cores.

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hydrogen into helium

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helium into carbon

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oxygen into iron

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helium into hydrogen

Question 21

The explosion that sent the universe flying out is called _____.

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The Big Bang

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The Milky Way

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The Solar System

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The Sun

Question 22

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

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redshift

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blueshift

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unshift

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blackshift

Question 23

True or false: as you move along the spectrum, left to right, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)

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true

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false

Question 24

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

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low, low

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high, low

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high, high

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low, high

Question 25

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

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Radio Waves

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Gamma Rays

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Visible Light

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Infrared rays

Question 26

Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

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Gamma Rays

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Radio waves

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Ultraviolet Rays

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X-rays

Question 27

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

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Visible Light

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X-rays

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Gamma Rays

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Ultraviolet Rays

Question 28

Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?

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Infrared Rays

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Radio Waves

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Visible Light

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Gamma Rays

Question 29

a halo of that is formed by the expelled layers of a star's atmosphere

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planetary nebula

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super giant

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nebula

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white dwarf

Question 30

a large cloud of gas in space

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nebula

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super giant

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white dwarf

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planetary nebula

Question 31

a group of stars that appear to form a pattern in the sky

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constellations

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our sun

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protostars

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super nova

Question 32

the distance that light travels in one year, about 9.5 trillion kilometers

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light year

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constellations

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main sequence

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giant stars

Question 33

a distant neutron star that emits rapid pulses of light and radiowaves instead of steady radiation

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pulsar

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super nova

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neutron stars

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blackhole

Question 34

the brilliant burst of light that follows the collapse of the iron core of a massive star

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super nova

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neutron stars

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pulsar

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blackhole

Question 35

According to our present theories of stellar evolution, our sun will change next into

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a red giant

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a white dwarf

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a black hold

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a supernova

Question 36

What are the two most abundant elements in a main sequence star?

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hydrogen and helium

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carbon and heavy metals

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helium and carbon

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carbon and hydrogen

Question 37

How do stars like the sun create energy that is later radiated away into space?

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nuclear fusion changing hydrogen into helium

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burning of carbon fuels

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changes in state such as melting and evaporation

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absorbing electromagnetic radiation form space

Question 38

What is the single most important factor controlling the evolution of a star?

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mass

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rotation rate

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element composition

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temperature

Question 39

What is the distance that light can travel in one year?

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Light year

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Irregular Galaxy

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Supernova

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Quasar

Question 40

What is a small, hot, dim star that is the leftover center of an old star?

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White Dwarf

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Spiral Galaxy

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Supernova

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Black Hole

Question 41

What is an object that is so massive and dense that even light can not escape its gravity?

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black hole

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Main-sequence

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Apparent Magnitude

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Comet

Question 42

What is a large grouping of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity?

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Galaxy

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Nebula

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Cosmology

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Gravity

Question 43

What is a large cloud of dust and gas where new stars are formed or stars explode?

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nebula

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quasar

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black hold

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supernova

Question 44

The Milky Way Galaxy is most likely

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a spiral galaxy

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an irregular galaxy

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an elliptical galaxy

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a nebula

Question 45

Which is the hottest?

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main-sequence blue star

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a red giant

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small, white dwarf

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main-sequence yellow star

Question 46

A student notices that the moon looks larger than the stars.  Why?

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The moon is closer to Earth then the stars

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The moon is reflecting light from the sun

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The moon is much larger than the stars

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The moon is much larger than Earth

Question 47

The color of a star depends on its

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temperature

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size

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shape

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magnitude

Question 48

Which of the following is not a type of galaxy?

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Triangular

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Irregular

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Spiral

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Elliptical

Question 49

What color are the hottest stars?

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blue

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red

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yellow

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orange

Question 50

The majority of stars are in their longest phase, which is called...

Accepted Answer

Main-sequence

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white dwarf

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H-R Diagram

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Red giant

Question 51

What is the theory that states the universe began with a huge explosion?

Accepted Answer

Big Bang Theory

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Apparent Magnitude

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Light year

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Galaxy

Question 52

What is a spinning neutron star that emits rapid pulses of radio and optical energy?

Accepted Answer

Pulsar

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Elliptical Galaxy

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Neutron Star

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Globular Cluster

Question 53

Which shows the correct sequence of a star's life cycle?

Accepted Answer

main sequence, red giant, white dwarf

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main sequence, white dwarf, red giant

Question 54

Venus appears bright in the night sky because...

Accepted Answer

is the closest planet to Earth

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it has a gravitational field

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is the largest planet

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has a high surface temperature

Question 55

The sun appears brighter than other stars because

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is closer to Earth than other stars

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it is the largest star in the universe

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it is the hottest star in the universe

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able to radiate more energy than other stars

Question 56

Where is the best place to put a telescope to get the clearest images of deep space?

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In space

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Near a city

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Top of a mountain

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In a desert

Question 57

Where is our Solar System located in the Milky Way galaxy?

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Near the outside on one of the arms

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Near the center

Question 58

How long does it take light from our Sun to reach Earth?

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8 minutes

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3 seconds

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57 hours

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1 year

Question 59

In ____shift, the galaxies appear _____ in color b/c they are moving away from us.

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red; red

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blue; red

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red; blue

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blue; blue

Question 60

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

Accepted Answer

Moving towards the Earth

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Moving away from the Earth

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This is a trick question that cannot be answered

Answer

It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

Question 61

What instrument has allowed us to look deep into space to observe things far away that give us hints to the past?

Accepted Answer

The Hubble telescope

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The Eiffel Tower

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Binkley's barometer

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The Smith Space Balloon

Question 62

Is Galaxy A moving

Accepted Answer

Away

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Towards

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Stationary

Question 63

If number 2 shows spectra from a stationary object, what type of shift is number 3?

Accepted Answer

Blue Shift

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Green Shift

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Yellow Shift

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Red Shift

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