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Astronomy Chapter 3
Test Description: Review for Chapter 3
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How long a star lives depends on
A
its temperature
B
its mass
C
its color
D
whether it is single or binary
2) A light-year is a unit of ____
A
time
B
absolute magnitude
C
mass
D
distance
3) Parallax can't be used on a star if the star is too
A
bright
B
close
C
small
D
far
4) The Heretzsprung-Russell diagram graphs a stars
A
brightness and absolute magnitude
B
diameter and brightness
C
distance and brightness
D
brightness and temperature
5) The earliest stage of a star's life is
A
giant star
B
quasar
C
white dwarf
D
protostar
6) A star begins in a
A
distant galaxy
B
nebula
C
red giant
D
black hole
7) A neutron star that appears to produce pulses of radio waves
A
quasar
B
pulsar
C
binary system
D
black hole
8) Which of the following is not part of the electromagnetic spectrum?
A
sound waves
B
infrared radiation
C
X-rays
D
radio waves
9) Patterns of stars in the sky are called
A
star systems
B
observatories
C
constellationa
D
galaxies
10) The distance between the crest of one wave of electromagnetic radiation and the crest of the next one is its
A
spectrum
B
wavelength
C
color
D
frequency
11) When a star runs out of fuel, it CANNOT become a
A
white dwarf
B
black hole
C
neutron star
D
protostar
12) A star system in which one star blocks the light from another is called
A
constellation
B
black hole
C
nebula
D
eclipsing binary
13) A device used to collect radio waves from objects in space is called
A
radio telescope
B
refracting telescope
C
reflecting telescope
D
recycled telescope
14) Newton invented
A
reflecting telescope used to collect radio waves
B
the H-R Diagram
C
the refracting telescope used to show the Earth revolves around the sun
D
reflecting telescope, the type used by astronomers today
15) A star nursery where new stars are born
A
neutron
B
nuclear fusion
C
universe
D
nebula
16) Nuclear fusion results when
A
atoms are split apart
B
a star runs out of fuel
C
planets glow at night
D
gases and dust rotate and are pressed together by strong gravity
17) A quasar is a type of
A
pulsar
B
star
C
galaxy
D
universe
18) The hottest stars are
A
blue-white in color
B
yellow in color
C
violet in color
D
red-orange in color
19) Brightness of a star as seen from Earth
A
apparent magnitude
B
absolute magnitude
20) Our sun is a
A
white dwarf
B
red giant
C
old star
D
main sequence star
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