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Test Description: Characteristics of the Universe such as life cycle of stars.

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) The reason giants are so bright is:

AThey are very hot BTheir large size CTheir high temperatures DTheir apparent magnitude

2) Which is the correct sequece of the life cycle of a low mass star?

ANebula, Protostar, Main Sequence, Supergiant, Super Nova, Black Hole BNebula, Proto Star, Main Sequence, Giant, White Dwarf, and Black Dwarf CProto Star, Nebula, Giant, Main Sequence, White Dwarf, and Black Dwarf DNebula, Protostar, Black Dwarf, White Dwarf, Main Sequence, and Giant

3) How many days does it tak to go from a New Moon to a Full Moon?

A28 Days B7 Days C14 Days D1 Year

4) What is the name of the graph that shows the absolute magnitude and temperature of stars?

AHertsprung-Russell Diagram BHubble Diagram CRed Shift Graph DApparent Brightness of Star Diagram

5) Which galaxy contains little gas or dust?

ABarrel BIrregular CElliptical DSpiral

6) Which theory describes the universe began with a big bang and is expanding.

ASteady-State Theory BNone of these COpen Theory DClosed Theory

7) Which star has the greatest apparent magnitude?

AProxima Centari BBarnard's Star CSun DBetelgeuse

8) The colors for the stars from hottest to coolest is:

ABlue, White, Yellow, Orange, and Red BRed, Orange, Yellow, White, and Blue CRed, White, Blue, Orange, and Yellow DYellow, Orange, Red, Blue, and White

9) The Earth _______ around the Sun.

Ais tilted Bwobbles Crotates Drevolves

10) The shift to the red in the light spectrum for a galaxy means the galaxy is:

Amoving toward the earth Bgetting hotter Cmoving away earth Dgetting cooler

*select an answer for all questions

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