7th-8th Grade Ch. 3 Science Test (Stars), Part 1

Test Description: 7th-8th Grade Ch. 3 Science Test (Stars)

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) The Bible's first mention of named constellations is in the book of _________________.

2) _____________ seem to be unusual, distant, rapidly moving objects that do not readily fit into the standard theories of the universe.

3) _______________ is the name of the strucutre in England noted for its huge stones arranged in a roughly circular pattern that some believe may be a solar observatory.

4) ________ nebulae can be observed when they block the light from more distant stars or nebulae.

5) The instrument that has done more to reveal the magnificence of the heavens than any other is the ____________.

6) A(n) __________________ is a group of millions of stars.

7) The plane of the earth's equator projected into the sky is the ____________________.

8) If several stars in a group have the same motion, they are called a(n) _______________________.

9) The hottest stars are ________________ in color.

10) A star that explodes and sometimes leaves behind a neutron star is called a(n) __________________.

11) A star that changes in brightness because it expands and contracts regularly is called a(n) _______________.

12) The Milky Way galaxy is believed to be a(n)

13) Which of the following is not a desirable feature of a telescope?

14) The distance that light travels in one year is a(n)

15) Telescopes that use mirrors to collect the incoming light are called

16) Besides the amount of light emitted by a star, what else may affect a star's apparent magnitude?

17) Modern advances in telescope design include all of the following except

18) Which of the following stars in the brightest, according to their apparent magnitudes?

19) How many modern constellations are there?

20) According to Bayer's system, the name of the brightest star in the constellation Lyra is


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