Astronomer

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Astronomer
WHO WANTS TO BE AN________

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Galaxies are classified based on their.

• A shape

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• B color

• D temperature

• C composition

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3 typesirregular, elliptical, spiral.
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Which celestial objects orbit the Sun?

• A stars

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• B planets

• D quasars

• C black holes

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Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Mercury
Venus
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Stars are classified by their.

• A shape

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• B elevation

• D area of the sky.

• C temperature and color.

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_______are a group of stars located in the night
sky.

• A Quasars

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• B Black holes

• D Constellations

• C Nebulas

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Constellations are stars that are group together
to help identify their location.
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What is the diagram that illustrates how the
temperature and brightness of a star is related?

• A Star map

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• B HR Diagram

• D Road map

• C Star chart

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The HR diagram illustrates the relationship
between how bright a star is, its color and its
temperature.
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What is the theory of the Big Bang?

• A that the universe was created by a huge
  explosion.

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• B a nuclear weapon exploded.

• D That the universe is constantly expanding.

• C stars just appeared from no where.

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The Big Bang Theory is one theory of the
formation of the Universe. It states that the
universe began with a tremendous explosion.
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Astronomers use ____ ____ to measure the distance
to celestial objects outside of our solar system.

• A meter sticks

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• B light years

• D their fist

• C yard sticks

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Light years are a measurement of how fast light
travels (time), not distance. Stars are to far
away to use other types of measurement and would
make the numbers astronomical!
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A _______ is a baby star factory made of gas and
dust.

• A Nebula

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• B Galaxies

• D Black hole

• C Quasar

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Nebulas are remnants of stars that have
exploded in the past. Gravity will pull the dust
back together to form new stars!
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If a star becomes a black hole at the end of its
life, it is

• A nebula.

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• B quasar.

• D low mass star.

• C high mass star.

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What is the process that produces a star?

• A star birth

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• B a nebula

• D fusion

• C a galaxy

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Gravity pulls the nebula together until it fuses
together in a nuclear reaction.
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A _______ is a dirty celestial snowball that
orbits the Sun.

• A comet

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• B snowman

• D star

• C quasar

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Halebopp Comet
A comet is made of dry ice and stellar dust. It
orbits the sun, with the solar wind blowing the
tail away from the Sun.
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What season is it if the Earth tilts away from
the Sun in the northern hemisphere?

• A Fall

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• B Spring

• D Summer

• C Winter

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In the winter, the Earth tilts away from the Sun,
causing it to be cooler in the northern
hemisphere.
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If the Earth is tilting toward the Sun, it is
______ in the southern hemisphere.

• A Spring

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• B Summer

• D Winter

• C Fall

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In the winter, the Earth tilts towards the Sun,
causing it to be cooler in the southern
hemisphere.
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If the Earth is not tilting toward or away from
the Sun, what season is it?

• A Winter

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• B Fall or Spring

• D Hunting

• C Summer

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The sun rises in the northeast in the summer
time and the southeast in the winter time.
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Name the order of the universe from the smallest
to the greatest.

• A Planets, Earth, sun, universe and galaxies

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• B Sun, Moon, Earth, stars, planets

• D The Sun is the center of the universe.

• C Moon, Earth, Sun, Galaxy, Universe

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Mars 1.88 yrs.
Moon 29.4 days
228 million km
Sun Solar system 250 million yrs.
Earth 365 days
28,000 Light Years
International Space Station 2 days
150,000 km
Milky Way Galaxy
Infinity
100,000 Light years