Nebulae

What are nebulae?

• groups of exploding stars

• clouds of gas and dust in space

• a collection of stars

• groups of stars forming a pattern

"Nebula" is Latin for ___

• glow

• emmission

• gas

• cloud

A cloud of gas that has been excited by light from a nearby star is called ___

• a reflection nebula

• an emission nebula

• a lit nebula

• a glowing nebula

In an emission nebula, what is the predominant color of the glow from oxygen?

• red

• yellow

• blue

• green

A nebula is...

• diffuse clouds of gas and dust loosely held together by gravity.  Some types of nebula make new stars, others are remnants of old stars that have exploded

• diffuse clouds of gas and dust loosely held together by gravity. 

• diffuse clouds of gas and dust loosely held together by gravity.  Some types of nebula make new planets others are remnants of old stars that have exploded

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Dust clouds that reflect the light of nearby bright massive stars are called ___

• mirror nebulae

• emission nebulae

• reflection nebulae

• excited nebulae

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Reflection nebulae are composed mainly of ___

• dust

• metallic gases

• hydrogen and helium

• ice crystals

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

When visible light hits interstellar dust, what happens to blue and red light?

• blue light is scattered, red light is transmitted

• blue light is absorbed, red light is transmitted

• blue light is transmitted, red light is scattered

• blue light is scattered, red light is absorbed

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

The dust surrounding the Pleiades star cluster is a ___

• emmision nebula

• absorption nebula

• transmission nebula

• reflection nebula

The Orion Nebula is lit by four stars located in its heart, collectively called ___

• the Trifid Nebula

• the Wild Duck Cluster

• the Triangulum

• the Trapezium

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3