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Astronomy Test Practice
Test Description: Properties of Stars
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The nearest star to Earth is
A
Proxima Centauri
B
Andromeda
C
The sun
D
Alpha Centauri
2) Which of the following is a true statement about stars?
A
medium size stars are usually blue
B
hotter stars are usually bigger than colder stars
C
the temperature of a star has nothing to do with its size
D
hot stars are red and cold stars are blue
3) Magnitude is
A
the measure of the distance of a star
B
the measure of a star's brightness
C
the measure of the size of the star
D
the measure of the color of a star
4) The brightness of a star depends on
A
color, temperature, size
B
altitude, temperature, distance
C
magnitude, altitude, azimuth
D
size, distance, temperature
5) A light year is
A
the distance that light travels in a day
B
the distance that light travels in a year
C
the distance from the earth to the sun
D
the time is takes light to travel in a year
6) The sun and stars appear to travel across the sky from east to west because
A
the earth's rotation
B
of the sun's revolution
C
the plane of the ecliptic
D
the Earth's revolution
7) An asterism is
A
a constellation within a group of stars
B
a group of stars within a constellation
C
the astrology of a constellation
D
an ancient picture
8) The astronomer who grouped stars by brightness was
A
Einstein
B
Charles Messier
C
John Bayer
D
Galileo
9) Which of the following is not a type of galaxy?
A
spiral
B
irregular
C
elliptical
D
quasar
10) Zodiac constellations are located
A
the circumpolar point
B
on the plane of the ecliptic
C
on the celestial equator
D
on the tropic of capricorn
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