8.8a, 8.8b, 8.c
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8th Grade
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Charles Martinez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In November 2013 an object orbiting the sun seemed to disappear behind the sun. When a satellite did not detect the object, astronomers thought that the object had been destroyed when it passed close to the sun. However, when another satellite detected a small, bright object with a fan-shaped tail, astronomers proposed that the object was not destroyed.
What type of object were astronomers most likely observing?
A comet
An asteroid
A meteor
A nebula
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Barnard's Star is about 5.9 light-years from the sun. The star has an approximate temperature of 2,800 K.
Based on the diagram, what spectral class does Barnard's Star belong to?
Spectral class O
Spectral class B
Spectral class A
Spectral class M
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram shows how the sun is classified among the stars.
A star that is several thousand times brighter than the sun with a temperature lower than 4,000 K would be classified as -
a main-sequence star in spectral class B
a supergiant in spectral class K
a main-sequence star in spectral class K or M
a white dwarf in spectral class B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The universe has many different components. Which list places four components of the universe in the most likely order from smallest to largest?
Planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae
Nebulae, stars, planets, galaxies
Galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae
Planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Two stars are identified on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
Based on this diagram, how do the characteristics of Star 1 and Star 2 compare?
Star 1 is cooler and less bright than Star 2.
Star 1 is hotter and brighter than Star 2.
Star 1 is cooler and brighter than Star 2.
Star 1 is hotter and less bright than Star 2.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of these correctly compares the masses of different objects in the universe?
A moon has less mass than a star and more mass than the planet it orbits.
A planet has less mass than a galaxy and more mass than the star it orbits.
A galaxy has less mass than a moon and more mass than a planet.
A star has less mass than a galaxy and more mass than a planet.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is shown.
Based on this diagram, which type of stars would belong to spectral class M and have the highest luminosity?
Main-sequence stars
Giants
White dwarfs
Supergiants
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