The Universe and Stars

The Universe and Stars

8th Grade

15 Qs

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The Universe and Stars

The Universe and Stars

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-3, HS-ESS1-4

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

White dwarfs stars are

hot and dim

cool and dim

hot and bright

cool and bright

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The brightness of a star as seen from earth is defined as:

Apparent Brightness

Absolute Brightness

Brightness

Candid Brightness

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Explosion of a high-mass star.

White Dwarf

Planetary Nebula

Supernova

Neutron Star

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Stars give off heat and light in a process called ___________.

nuclear fusion

supernova

luminosity

spectroscopy

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Consider the color of the sun. Based on this color, what is the sun's approximate surface temperature?

10,000-30,000

6000-7500

30000-60000

<3500

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used to classify stars?

Color

Temperature

Size

Shape

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which star has a surface temperature most similar to the surface temperature of Alpha Centauri?

Polaris

Betelgeuse 

Procyon B

Sirus 

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