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When we view stars from Earth, this is called _____________________ magnitude or brightness.
What is Apparent
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What is a sun spot?
What is a dark spot on the sun that is cooler than the other parts of the sun.
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Ms. Harris and Ms. Gesser are taking a spaceship to Pluto to find out if it is a real Planet or not. Which plant is going to be the hardest to fly past because it has gravitational pull? A. Jupiter B. Saturn C. Neptune D. Mars
What is A. Jupiter
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16. During what phase can a solar eclipse occur? A new moon B first quarter C waxing gibbous D full moon
What is A. new moon
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The Milky Way is an example of A an elliptical galaxy. B an irregular galaxy. C a spiral galaxy. D a quasar
What is C. A spiral galaxy
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When we can compare stars on the HR diagram we are studying the ______________________ magnitude or brightness of a star.
What is absolute.
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What are solar flares? A. Collapsed areas on the sun’s surface B. Gas eruptions on the sun C. fires caused by the sun’s rays D. areas of cool gas on the sun’s surface
What is B. Gas eruptions on the sun
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A light-year is A a star’s absolute brightness compared with our sun’s. B a measure of speed. C the distance light travels in a year. D the distance from Earth to the sun.
What is C. the distance light travels in a year.
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What causes regular tides? A storms at sea B the moon’s gravity, but not the sun’s C the sun’s gravity, but not the moon’s D gravity of both the moon and sun
What is D. gravity of both the moon and sun
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The universe contains billions of galaxies. The largest galaxies contain a trillion stars. What holds each galaxy together? A gravity B our sun C star clusters D infrared radiation
What is A. gravity
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The color of the hottest star is ______________.
What is Blue.
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List a recent effect that solar flares had on Earth throughout the past couple of weeks.
What is radio signals and phone signals being lost.
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The four large outer planets share which of the following characteristics? A small and dense B sets of rings C atmospheres of mostly methane D rocky surfaces
What is D. rocky surfaces
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During what phase can a lunar eclipse occur? A new moon B first quarter C waxing gibbous D full moon
What is D. full moon
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Day and night are caused by A the tilt of Earth’s axis. B Earth’s revolution around the sun. C eclipses. D Earth’s rotation on its axis.
What is D. Earth's rotation on its axis
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A science fiction movie shows a spaceship traveling past Pluto, Saturn, the Moon, and the Andromeda galaxy. Which of these celestial objects is farthest from the Sun? a. Pluto b. Saturn c. The Moon d. The Andromeda galaxy
What is D. the Andromeda galaxy
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What is the geocentric model of stars and planets? A the belief that stars and planets revolve around Earth B the belief that planets revolve around the stars C the belief that planets and the moon revolve around Earth D the belief that stars and planets revolve around the sun
What is D.
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If a gravitational pull exists between Neptune and Uranus, why is Uranus a planet and NOT a moon of Neptune? A. Uranus is orbiting the Sun. B. Uranus has moons of its own. C. Uranus is too far from Neptune. D. Uranus is too large to be a moon.
What is A
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4. Not all planets experience a chance of seasons. What causes the seasons on Earth? a. The changing position of the Moon in relation to Earth’s hemispheres b. The angle of Earth’s hemispheres in relation to the Sun c. Differing quantities of light coming from the Moon d. Changes in the distance between Earth and the Sun
What is B
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Which factors affect the force of gravity between two objects? A location on Earth and weight of the two objects B weight and distance between the two objects C mass and distance between the two objects D weight and mass of the two objects
What is C. Mass and distance between the two objects.
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When are star dies out what kind of star will it finally become?
What is a white dwarf.
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Compared to other stars in our Galaxy our Sun's lifetime is classified as a ______________________ sequence star. A. Begining B. Medium C. Late
What is B. Medium
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Light from many stars can be seen from Earth. But there is a time delay between the time the light is emitted from the star and when we see it here on Earth. Which of the following statements best explains why there is a delay? A. Stars twinkle, so they give off light at regular intervals. B. The stars’ light is not bright enough to reach Earth immediately. C. . Stars are light-years away from Earth, so light takes time to reach our planet. D. Earth’s atmosphere is too thick for light to reach the surface as soon as it is emitted.
What is C
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2. How does Earth’s position relative to the Sun cause the four seasons? a. Earth orbits the Sun once a year and is in a different position with respect to the Sun every three months, resulting in four seasons. b. The tilt of Earth’s axis with respect to its orbit changes back and forth approximately 46o every six months, resulting in four seasons. c. Earth’s axis is tilted with respect to its orbit, so, as it revolves around the Sun its tilt with respect to the Sun changes, resulting in four seasons. d. Earth rotates on its axis every twenty-four hours, and, different day lengths create the seasons
What is C.
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The apparent movement of a star when seen from a different position is called A a light-year. B parallax. C a constellation. D apparent brightness.
What is B. parallax