Stars and Galaxies

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

• Light year
• Irregular Galaxy
• Supernova
• Quasar 

What is gigantic explosion that causes the death of a massive star?

• Supernova
• Nebula
• Red Giant
• White Dwarf

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

• Nebula
• Galaxy
• Cosmology
• Gravity

The Milky Way Galaxy is most likely 

• an irregular galaxy
• a spiral galaxy
• an elliptical galaxy
• a nebula

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

• The moon is reflecting light from the sun
• The moon is closer to Earth then the stars
• The moon is much larger than the stars
• The moon is much larger than Earth

The sun appears brighter than other stars because

• it is the largest star in the universe
• it is the hottest star in the universe
• able to radiate more energy than other stars
• is closer to Earth than other stars

The color of a star depends on its

• size
• temperature
• shape
• magnitude

Our galaxy is called the

• Earth Nebula
• The Hubble Galaxy
• The Milky Way
• The Snickers

What do you call a scientist who studies objects in space?

• meteorologist

• astronomer

• astronaut

Ancient Greeks, Romans, and other early cultures observed patterns of stars in the night sky called __________________.

• constellations

• galaxies

• light-years

• connections