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Stars and Galaxies
Contributed by: Stephens
  • 1. What color star has the highest surface temperature?
A) white
B) red
C) yellow
D) blue
  • 2. Which means the same as luminosity?
A) apparent brightness
B) brightness
C) absolute brightness
D) intrinsic brightness
  • 3. Which is not part of a spiral galaxy?
A) spiral arms
B) halo
C) super cluster
D) nuclueus
  • 4. What is the most important factor that causes matter in a nebula to form clumps?
A) heating
B) rotation
C) molecular motion
D) gravitational attraction
  • 5. Which magnitude describes the brightest star?
A) 1.3
B) 2.5
C) -0.5
D) -2.5
  • 6. What is measured on the Y-axis?
A) temperature
B) color
C) diameter
D) luminosity
  • 7. Which type of star is located in the bottom center of the diagram?
A) main sequence star
B) supergiant
C) white dwarf
D) giant
  • 8. What type of star is topmost in the diagram?
A) white dwarf
B) giant
C) supergiant
D) Sun-like
  • 9. About how long does it take light from the Sun to reach Earth?
A) 8 seconds
B) 8 hours
C) 8 days
D) 8 minutes
  • 10. The most massive stars end their lives as which type of object?
A) black dwarf
B) white dwarf
C) black hole
D) neutron star
  • 11. Which is a group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity?
A) supergiant
B) constellation
C) black hole
D) galaxy
  • 12. Which is the most abundant element in the Sun?
A) hydrogen
B) helium
C) carbon
D) oxygen
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