Earth Space Science Unit Review

System of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, & dust

• Galaxy

• Nebulae

• Universe

• Solar system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Brightness of a celestial object

• Magnitude

• Light year

• Star

• Luminosity

Star that appears on the main sequence of an HR diagram

• White dwarf

• Main sequence star

• Blue giant

• Red giant

Large explosion that takes place at the end of a star's life cycle

• Big Bang

• Supernova

• Black hole

• Luminosity

A collection of hundreds of stars around a common centre is called a:

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Light year

• Andromeda

The name of the galaxy in which our solar system is situated is the:

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Black eye

• Sombrero

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way galaxy?

• Irregular

• Elliptical

• Spiral

• None of these

Which has longer wavelengths?

• Radio

• Visible

• Gamma

• X-ray

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Stars form in giant clouds of gas and dust. What are these clouds called?

• Black Hole

• White Dwarf

• Super Nova

• Nebula

Which describes the location of star A correctly?

• Star A is less bright than the Sun and has a surface temperature above 25,000 K

• Star A is brighter than the Sun and has a surface temperature below 25,000 K

• Star A is less bright than the Sun and has a surface temperature of above 11,000 K

• Star A is brighter than the Sun and has a surface temperature below 11,000 K.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3