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Chapter 17 Vocabulary Test
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1) A telescope that uses convex lenses to gather and focus light
A
Refracting telescope
B
radio telescope
C
response telescope
D
Reflecting telescope
2) An imaginary pattern of stars in the sky
A
elliptical galaxy
B
Constellation
C
Milky way
D
Spiral galaxy
3) The brightness of a star if it were at a standard distance from Earth
A
Apparent brightness
B
Abstract brightness
C
Absolute brightness
D
Complete brightness
4) A graph relating the surface temperatures and absolute brightness of stars.
A
HB diagram
B
HC daigram
C
HS diagram
D
HR diagram
5) A large cloud of gas and dust in space, spread out in an immense volume
A
Full nebula
B
Solar nebula
C
Lunar nebula
D
Nebula
6) The initial explosion that resulted in the formation and expansion of the universe
A
Solar Bang
B
Big Bang
C
Universal Band
D
Big Explosion
7) A galaxy with a bulge in the middle and arms that spiral outward in a pinwheel patter
A
Elliptical Galaxy
B
Heliocentric Galaxy
C
Irregular Galaxy
D
Spiral Galaxy
8) A galaxy shaped like a round or flattened ball, generally ball, generally containing only old stars
A
Heliocentric Galaxy
B
Irregular Galaxy
C
Spiral Galaxy
D
Elliptical Galaxy
9) A large, round, densely-packed grouping of older stars
A
Globular Clusters
B
Bright Clusters
C
Old Clusters
D
Open Clusters
10) One of the small asteroid-like bodies that formed the building blocks of the planets
A
Asteroid Belt
B
Planetesimals
C
Open Clusters
D
Comets
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